Diocese of

Gurué

Mozambique Mozambique

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Continent: Southern Africa

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Gurué / Guruen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Beira

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Santo António de Lisboa

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: June 13

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History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2021.02.02 – ...):Bishop Inácio Lucas Mwita (55)Bishop Inácio Lucas Mwita (55)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Gurué (Roman Rite)

Bishop Inácio Lucas Mwita (55)Bishop Inácio Lucas Mwita (55)
(2021.02.02 – ...)

Bishop of Gurué (Mozambique)

Born:1969.09.21 (Napaco, Mozambique)
Ordained Priest:1998.06.21
Consecrated Bishop:2021.03.21

Priest of Nacala (Mozambique) (1998.06.21 – 2021.02.02)

Bishop of Gurué (Mozambique) (2021.02.02 – ...)

Bishop Francisco Lerma Martínez, I.M.C.
(2010.03.24 – 2019.04.24)

Born:1944.05.04 (El Palmar, Spain)
Ordained Priest:1969.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:2010.05.30
Died:2019.04.24 (Maputo, Mozambique † 74)

Bishop of Gurué (Mozambique) (2010.03.24 – 2019.04.24)

Bishop Manuel Chuanguira Machado
(1993.12.06 – 2009.10.09)

Born:1950.06.11 (Banaze, Mozambique)
Ordained Priest:1981.12.13
Consecrated Bishop:1994.05.22
Died:2023.10.11 (Quelimane, Mozambique † 73)

Priest of Beira (Mozambique) (1981.12.13 – 1993.12.06)

Bishop of Gurué (Mozambique) (1993.12.06 – 2009.10.09)

Special Churches

Quelimane (↙), Lichinga (↖), Nampula (→)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 42,451 km²

Population: 1,000,595 Catholics (45.6% of 2,193,321 total)

Pastoral Centres: 25 parishes

Personnel: 57 priests (36 diocesan, 21 religious), 83 religious (31 brothers, 52 sisters), 25 seminarians

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Last updated on 2024.10.13

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