Kleopas Hafeni Dumeni (born 3 October 1930, Oshituku, Nakayale, Ombalantu, Namibia[1]) is a Namibian church leader and a bishop emeritus of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia.
Dumeni is the son of Paulus Monima yaDumeni yaHipetekwa (b.
[1][2] Dumeni was consecrated a bishop by visiting Bishop Erkki Kansanaho from Tampere, Finland, in June 1979 at Ongwediva.
Dumeni worked as the second bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia from 1979–1991 and as the presiding bishop from 1992 until 2000 when he retired.
[1][2] Dumeni has an honorary doctoral degree in theology from three universities:[1] He was also given the Wittenburg Award in 1991 by the Luther Institute, Washington, D.C.[1] Dumeni was married to Aino yaGabriel yaHaileka in 1959.