Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beira

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beira (Latin: Beiren(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Beira in Mozambique.

History

4 September 1940: Established as Diocese of Beira from the Territorial Prelature of Mozambique

4 June 1984: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Beira

The seat of the archbishop is Catedral Metropolitana de Nossa Senhora de Rosario (Cathedral Church of Our Lady of the Rosary) in Beira.

Metropolitan Archbishops of Beira (Roman rite)

Archbishop Claudio Dalla Zuanna, S.C.I. (29 June 2012 – present); formerly, Vicar General of the Dehonians

Archbishop Jaime Pedro Gonçalves (4 June 1984 - 14 January 2012)

Bishops of Beira (Roman rite)

Archbishop Jaime Pedro Gonçalves (3 December 1976 – 4 June 1984)

Bishop Ernesto Gonçalves Costa, O.F.M. (23 December 1974 – 3 December 1976)

Bishop Altino Ribeiro de Santana (1972 – 27 February 1973)

Bishop Manuel Ferreira Cabral (3 July 1967 – 1 July 1971)

Bishop Sebastião Soares de Resende (21 April 1943 – 25 January 1967)

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Gurué

Quelimane

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