Claim: Gabriel Mbilingi is now archbishop of Lubango and was appointed by Pope John Paul II as coadjutor bishop of Lwena in 2000 and in 2006 he was appointed as coadjutor of Lubango.
Evidence: Coadjutor Bishop of Luena (1999-2000)
Bishop of Luena (2000-06)
Coadjutor Archbishop of Lubango (2006-09)
President of the Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (2007-12)
President of the Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé (2009-15)
President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (2013-19)