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Roman Catholic Diocese of Gurué

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Country
  
Mozambique

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
42,451 km²

Metropolitan
  
Beira

Pope
  
Francis

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 1,428,000 239,000 (16.7%)

Bishop
  
Francisco Lerma Martínez

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beira

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gurué (Latin: Guruen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Gurué in the Ecclesiastical province of Beira in Mozambique.

Contents

History

  • December 6, 1993: Established as the Diocese of Gurué from the Diocese of Quelimane

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Gurué (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Manuel Chuanguira Machado (December 6, 1993 - October 9, 2009)
  • Bishop Francisco Lerma Martínez, I.M.C. (Appointed March 24, 2010; Ordained and Installed May 30, 2010)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Gurué Wikipedia
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