Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beira

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beira (Latin: Beiren(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Beira in Mozambique.

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.

History

Special churches

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

Bishops

  • 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)

Coadjutor Bishop

Auxiliary Bishop

  • Francisco João Silota, M. Afr. (1988-1990), appointed Bishop of Chimoio

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Suffragan dioceses

See also

Sources

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