Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nampula

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.

History

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

pecial Churches

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

Leadership

* Metropolitan Archbishops of Nampula (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Tomé Makhweliha, S.C.I. (since 2000.11.16)
** 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)

uffragan Dioceses

* Lichinga
* Nacala
* Pemba

ee also

*Roman Catholicism in Mozambique

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/namp0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]


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