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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beira

Coordinates: 19°50′S 34°51′E / 19.833°S 34.850°E / -19.833; 34.850
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Archdiocese of Beira

Archidioecesis Beirensis
Location
CountryMozambique
Ecclesiastical provinceBeira
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2018)
1,809,630
1,005,480 (55.6%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established4 September 1940
CathedralCathedral Church of Our Lady of the Rosary in Beira, Beira
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopClaudio 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

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Special churches

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The seat of the archbishop is Catedral Metropolitana de Nossa Senhora de Rosario (Cathedral Church of Our Lady of the Rosary) in Beira.

Bishops

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Coadjutor Bishop

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Auxiliary Bishop

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Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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Suffragan dioceses

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See also

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Sources

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19°50′S 34°51′E / 19.833°S 34.850°E / -19.833; 34.850

  • Arquidiocese da Beira. Resenha Histórica, Beira: Archdiocese of Beira, 1988