Diocese of Chimoio

Diocese of Chimoio Dioecesis Cimoianus
Location
Country	Mozambique
Metropolitan	Beira
Statistics
Area	61,661 km2 (23,807 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2013) 1,301,000 90,462 (7.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	João Carlos Hatoa Nunes
Bishops emeritus	Francisco João Silota, M. Afr.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chimoio (Latin : Cimoian(us) is a diocese located in the city of Chimoio in the ecclesiastical province of Beira in Mozambique.

History

• November 19, 1990: Established as Diocese of Chimoio from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Beira

Bishops

• Bishops of Chimoio (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Francisco João Silota, M. Afr. (19 November 1990 - 2 January 2017)
  • João Carlos Hatoa Nunes (2 January 2017 – Present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• António Juliasse Ferreira Sandramo, appointed auxiliary bishop of Maputo in 2018

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Mozambique

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

19°07′S33°27′E / 19.117°S 33.450°E / -19.117; 33.450 (Chimoio)