Diocese of

Nacala

Mozambique Mozambique

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Continent: Southern Africa

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Nacala / Nacalan(us) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Nampula

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem

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History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2018.04.25 – ...):Bishop Alberto Vera Aréjula, O. de M. (67)Bishop Alberto Vera Aréjula, O. de M. (67)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Nacala (Roman Rite)

Bishop Alberto Vera Aréjula, O. de M. (67)Bishop Alberto Vera Aréjula, O. de M. (67)
(2018.04.25 – ...)

Bishop of Nacala (Mozambique)

Gaudete in Domino semper

Born:1957.04.08 (Aguilar del Río Alhama, Spain)
Ordained Priest:1981.08.22
Consecrated Bishop:2015.05.02

Titular Bishop of Nova barbara (2015.03.30 – 2018.04.25)

Auxiliary Bishop of Xai-Xai (Mozambique) (2015.03.30 – 2018.04.25)

Bishop of Nacala (Mozambique) (2018.04.25 – ...)

Bishop Germano Grachane, C.M. (82)Bishop Germano Grachane, C.M. (82)
(1991.10.11 – 2018.04.25)

Bishop emeritus of Nacala (Mozambique)

Spiritus Domini super me

Born:1942.05.04 (Zandamela, Mozambique)
Ordained Priest:1970.05.24
Consecrated Bishop:1990.06.03

Titular Bishop of Thunusuda (1990.01.22 – 1991.10.11)

Auxiliary Bishop of Nampula (Mozambique) (1990.01.22 – 1991.10.11)

Bishop of Nacala (Mozambique) (1991.10.11 – 2018.04.25)

Special Churches

Nampula (←), Pemba (↑)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 26,000 km²

Population: 1,314,000 Catholics (41.2% of 3,192,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 23 parishes

Personnel: 42 priests (26 diocesan, 16 religious), 91 religious (19 brothers, 72 sisters), 34 seminarians

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Pastoral Centres

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Last updated on 2024.08.13

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