Roman Catholic Diocese of Quelimane
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Diocese of Quelimane Dioecesis Quelimanensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Mozambique |
Metropolitan | Beira |
Statistics | |
Area | 62,557 km2 (24,153 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 816,000 714,000 (87.5%) |
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Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Catedral Nova |
Patron saint | Our Lady of Liberation |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Hilàrio da Cruz Massinga, OFM |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Quelimane (Latin: Quelimanen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Quelimane in the ecclesiastical province of Beira in Mozambique.
History[edit]
The Diocese of Quelimane was established on 6 October 1954, with territory taken from the Diocese of Beira.
Cathedral[edit]
The Cathedral is the Catedral Nova in Quelimane. The former cathedral is Catedral velha de Nossa Senhora do Livramento in Quelimane.
Bishops of Quelimane[edit]
- Francisco Nunes Teixeira (6 February 1955 – 23 December 1975)
- Bernardo Filipe Governo, OFM Cap (31 May 1976 – 10 March 2007)
- Hilário da Cruz Massinga, OFM (25 January 2008 – )
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Sources[edit]
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