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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maputo

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25,238 km²

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

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History

  • 21 January 1612: Established as Apostolic Administration of Mozambique from the Diocese of Goa
  • 1783: Promoted as Territorial Prelature of Mozambique
  • 4 September 1940: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lourenço Marques
  • 18 September 1976: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Maputo

    • Special churches

    The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (Catedral Metropolitana de Nossa Senhora da Conceição) in Maputo.

    Leadership

  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Maputo (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Francisco Chimoio, O.F.M. Cap. (since 2003.02.22)
  • Cardinal Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M. (1974.12.23 – 2003.02.22)
  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Lourenço Marques (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Custódio Alvim Pereira (1962.08.03 – 1974.08.26)
  • Cardinal Teódosio Clemente de Gouveia (1936.05.18 – 1962.02.06)
  • Prelates of Mozambique (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Joaquim Rafael Maria d’Assunçâo Pitinho, O.F.M. (1920.12.16 – 1935.11.15)
  • Bishop Francisco Ferreira da Silva (1904.11.14 – 1920.05.08)
  • Bishop António Moutinho (1901.08.18 – 1904.11.14)
  • Apostolic Administrators of Mozambique (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Antonio Giuseppe Gomes Cardoso (1900.12.17 – ?)
  • Prelates of Mozambique (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Sebastião José Pereira (1897.11.07 – 1900.07.17)
  • Bishop António José de Souza Barroso (1891.06.01 – 1897.09.15)
  • Bishop Antonio Dias Ferreira (1887.03.14 – 1891.06.01)
  • Archbishop Enrico Giuseppe Reed da Silva (1884.03.27 – 1887.03.14)
  • Bishop Bartholomeu de Martyribus Maya, O.C.D. (1819.11.10 – 1828)
  • Bishop Joaquim de Nossa Senhora de Nazareth Oliveira e Abreu, O.F.M. (1811.12.17 – 1819.08.23)
  • Bishop Vasco José a Domina Nostra de Bona Morte Lobo, C.R.S.A. (1805.06.26 – 1811.12.17)

    • Suffragan dioceses

  • Inhambane
  • Xai-Xai

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maputo Wikipedia
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