Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beira
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Archdiocese of Beira Archidioecesis Beirensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Mozambique |
| Ecclesiastical province | Beira |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2018) 1,809,630 1,005,480 (55.6%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 4 September 1940 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Church of Our Lady of the Rosary in Beira, Beira |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Claudio Dalla Zuanna, S.C.I. |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beira (Latin: Beiren(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Beira in Mozambique.
History
[edit]- 4 September 1940: Established as Diocese of Beira from the Territorial Prelature of Mozambique
- 6 October 1954: Lost territory due to the erection of the Diocese of Quelimane
- 4 June 1984: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Beira
Special churches
[edit]The seat of the archbishop is Catedral Metropolitana de Nossa Senhora de Rosario (Cathedral Church of Our Lady of the Rosary) in Beira.
Bishops
[edit]- Bishops of Beira (Roman rite)
- Bishop Sebastião Soares de Resende (21 April 1943 – 25 January 1967)
- Bishop Manuel Ferreira Cabral (3 July 1967 – 1 July 1971)
- Bishop Altino Ribeiro de Santana (1972 – 27 February 1973)
- Bishop Ernesto Gonçalves Costa, O.F.M. (23 December 1974 – 3 December 1976)
- Bishop Jaime Pedro Gonçalves (3 December 1976 – 4 June 1984 see below)
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Beira (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Jaime Pedro Gonçalves (see below 4 June 1984 – 14 January 2012)
- Archbishop Claudio Dalla Zuanna, S.C.I. (29 June 2012 – present); formerly, Vicar General of the Dehonians
Coadjutor Bishop
[edit]- Jaime Pedro Gonçalves (1975-1976)
Auxiliary Bishop
[edit]- Francisco João Silota, M. Afr. (1988-1990), appointed Bishop of Chimoio
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
[edit]- Francisco Nunes Teixeira, appointed Bishop of Quelimane in 1955
Suffragan dioceses
[edit]See also
[edit]Sources
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- Arquidiocese da Beira. Resenha Histórica, Beira: Archdiocese of Beira, 1988