Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nampula

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

History

1940.09.04: Established as Diocese of Nampula from the Territorial Prelature of Mozambique

1984.06.04: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nampula

The seat of the archbishop is the Catedral Metropolitana de Nossa Senhora de Fátima in Nampula.

Metropolitan Archbishops of Nampula (Roman rite)

Apostolic Administrator Auxiliary Bishop Ernesto Maguengue, Titular Bishop of Furnos Minor (2016.07.25 - present)

Archbishop Tomé Makhweliha, S.C.I. (2000.11.16 - 2016.07.25)

Archbishop Manuel Vieira Pinto (1984.06.04 – 2000.11.16)

Bishops of Nampula (Roman rite)

Archbishop Manuel Vieira Pinto (1967.04.21 – 1984.06.04)

Bishop Manuel de Medeiros Guerreiro (1951.03.02 – 1966.11.30)

Bishop Teófilo José Pereira de Andrade, O.F.M. (1941.05.12 – 1951.02.17)

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