Diocese of

Inhambane

Mozambique

Continent: Southern Africa

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Inhambane / Inhambanian(us) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Maputo

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Nossa Senhora da Conceição (December 8)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: December 7

Liturgical Calendar (Universal) 📅

History

1962.08.03: Established as Diocese of Inhambane / Inhambanian(us) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lourenço Marques and became suffragan of Lourenço Marques)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2022.04.04 – ...):	Bishop Ernesto Maguengue (61)
Auxiliary Bishop (2023.08.11 – ...):	Bishop Hilário Da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M. (67) Titular Bishop of Chullu

Ordinaries

Bishops of Inhambane (Roman Rite)

Bishop Ernesto Maguengue (61)
(2022.04.04 – ...)

Bishop of Inhambane (Mozambique)

Born:	1964.08.02 (Chidenguele, Mozambique)
Ordained Priest:	1989.05.14
Consecrated Bishop:	2004.10.24

Priest of Maputo (Mozambique) (1989.05.14 – 2004.06.24)

Bishop of Pemba (Mozambique) (2004.06.24 – 2012.10.27)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Mozambique (2009 – 2012)

Titular Bishop of Furnos minor (2014.08.06 – 2022.04.04)

Auxiliary Bishop of Nampula (Mozambique) (2014.08.06 – 2022.04.04)

Apostolic Administrator of Nampula (Mozambique) (2016.07.25 – 2017.04.11)

Bishop of Inhambane (Mozambique) (2022.04.04 – ...)

Bishop Adriano Langa, O.F.M. (79)
(2006.09.07 – 2022.04.04)

Bishop emeritus of Inhambane (Mozambique)

Born:	1946.10.25 (Macupulana, Mozambique)
Ordained Priest:	1982.11.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1998.02.22

Titular Bishop of Baia (1997.10.24 – 2005.04.01)

Auxiliary Bishop of Maputo (Mozambique) (1997.10.24 – 2005.04.01)

Coadjutor Bishop of Inhambane (Mozambique) (2005.04.01 – 2006.09.07)

Bishop of Inhambane (Mozambique) (2006.09.07 – 2022.04.04)

Bishop Alberto Setele
(1975.11.20 – 2006.09.07)

Born:	1935.11.22 (Zavala, Mozambique)
Ordained Priest:	1964.08.09
Consecrated Bishop:	1976.02.08
Died:	2006.09.07 († 70)

Bishop of Inhambane (Mozambique) (1975.11.20 – 2006.09.07)

Bishop Ernesto Gonçalves da Costa, O.F.M.
(1962.10.27 – 1974.12.23)

Born:	1921.08.13 (São Romão de Ucha, Portugal)
Ordained Priest:	1946.07.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1962.12.30
Died:	2002.01.07 († 80)

Bishop of Inhambane (Mozambique) (1962.10.27 – 1974.12.23)

Apostolic Administrator of Lourenço Marques (Mozambique) (1974 – 1974.12.23)

Bishop of Beira (Mozambique) (1974.12.23 – 1976.12.03)

Bishop of Faro (Portugal) (1977.04.04 – 1988.04.21)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Adriano Langa, O.F.M. (79) (2005.04.01 – 2006.09.07)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral da Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Inhambane, Inhambane
Former Cathedral: Antiga Catedral da Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Inhambane, Inhambane

Xai-Xai (←), Chimoio (↖), Beira (↑)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 68,476 km²

Population: 301,285 Catholics (14.2% of 2,123,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 22 parishes, 20 missions

Personnel: 39 priests (13 diocesan, 26 religious), 107 religious (39 brothers, 68 sisters), 15 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

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