List of cathedrals in Mozambique

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This is a list of cathedrals in Mozambique sorted by denomination.

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Roman Catholic

Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Mozambique: [1]

ImageCathedralLocationDioceseYear(s) built
Se da Beira.jpg Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral Beira Beira 1900–1925
Cathedral of Mary Immaculate Chimoio Chimoio 1943
Cathedral of St. Anthony of Lisbon Gurúè Gurúè
Church Inhambane (3984583818).jpg Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral Inhambane Inhambane 1974
Quelimane Old Cathedral.jpg Old Cathedral of Inhambane Inhambane Inhambane
St. Joseph Cathedral Lichinga Lichinga 1946
Catedral de Maputo.jpg Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Maputo Maputo 1936–1944
Cathedral of Our Lady of Good Voyage Nacala Nacala 1955
Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima Nampula Nampula 1942–56
Catedral de Sao Paulo, Pemba, Mozambique (3874593523).jpg Cathedral of St. Paul Pemba Pemba 1942
Nova Catedral de Quelimane, Mocambique.jpg Cathedral of Our Lady of Liberation Quelimane Quelimane 1976
Quilimane.jpg Old Cathedral of Quelimane Quelimane Quelimane 1776–1786
Cathedral of St. James the Major Tete Tete
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Xai-Xai Xai-Xai 1562

Anglican

Cathedrals of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa:

ImageCathedralLocationDioceseYear(s) built
Cathedral of St. Augustine [2] Maciene Lebombo
St. Bartholomew's Cathedral [3] Messumba Niassa

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