Diocese of

Gurué

Mozambique Mozambique

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 (→), Alto Molócuè (→)

Statistics (2025)

Area: 18,578 km²

Population: 559,783 Catholics (44.6% of 1,255,736 total)

Pastoral Centres: 12 parishes

Personnel: 33 priests (24 diocesan, 9 religious), 37 religious (37 sisters), 18 seminarians

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Last updated on 2025.07.13

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