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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nampula

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51,000 km²

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nampula

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

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History

  • 1940.09.04: Established as Diocese of Nampula from the Territorial Prelature of Mozambique
  • 1984.06.04: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nampula

    • Special churches

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

    Leadership

  • 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)

    • Suffragan dioceses

  • Lichinga
  • Nacala
  • Pemba

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nampula Wikipedia
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