Diocese of

Quelimane

Mozambique Mozambique

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Continent: Southern Africa

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Quelimane / Quelimanen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Beira

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Nossa Senhora do Livramento

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: September 8

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History

Present Prelates

Bishop:vacant
Apostolic Administrator (2023.08.11 – ...):Fr. Pietro Tosato, O.F.M. Cap. (59)Fr. Pietro Tosato, O.F.M. Cap. (59)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Quelimane (Roman Rite)

Fr. Pietro Tosato, O.F.M. Cap. (59)Fr. Pietro Tosato, O.F.M. Cap. (59)
(Apostolic Administrator 2023.08.11 – ...)

Bishop HilĂĄrio Da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M. (66)Bishop HilĂĄrio Da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M. (66)
(2008.01.25 – 2023.08.11)

Titular Bishop of Chullu
Auxiliary Bishop of Inhambane (Mozambique)

Eu confio na misericĂłrdia de Deu

Born:1958.06.25 (Banze, Gabon)
Ordained Priest:1994.01.09
Consecrated Bishop:2003.06.15

Bishop of Lichinga (Mozambique) (2003.04.05 – 2008.01.25)

Apostolic Administrator of Lichinga (Mozambique) (2008.01.25 – 2008.12.30)

Bishop of Quelimane (Mozambique) (2008.01.25 – 2023.08.11)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Mozambique (2015.11.10 – 2018.11.11)

Titular Bishop of Chullu (2023.08.11 – ...)

Auxiliary Bishop of Inhambane (Mozambique) (2023.08.11 – ...)

Archbishop Jaime Pedro Gonçalves
(Apostolic Administrator 2007.03 – 2008.01.25)

Bishop Bernardo Filipe Governo, O.F.M. Cap.
(1976.05.31 – 2007.03.10)

Born:1939.01.21 (Mozambique)
Ordained Priest:1969.10.04
Consecrated Bishop:1976.10.10
Died:2013.10.20 († 74)

Bishop of Quelimane (Mozambique) (1976.05.31 – 2007.03.10)

Bishop Francisco Nuñes Teixeira
(1955.02.06 – 1975.12.23)

Born:1910.01.26 (Portugal)
Ordained Priest:1933.08.06
Consecrated Bishop:1955.05.13
Died:1999.03.02 († 89)

Bishop of Quelimane (Mozambique) (1955.02.06 – 1975.12.23)

President of Episcopal Conference of Mozambique (1969 – 1975)

Special Churches

Beira (↙), Lichinga (↑), GuruĂ© (↗)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 62,557 kmÂČ

Population: 936,000 Catholics (37.0% of 2,531,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 28 parishes

Personnel: 66 priests (45 diocesan, 21 religious), 154 religious (51 brothers, 103 sisters), 41 seminarians

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Last updated on 2024.10.13

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