Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beira

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Archdiocese of Beira

Archidioecesis Beirensis
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Location
Country Mozambique
Ecclesiastical province Beira
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2018)
1,809,630
1,005,480 (55.6%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established4 September 1940
Cathedral Cathedral Church of Our Lady of the Rosary in Beira, Beira
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Claudio Dalla Zuanna, S.C.I.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beira (Latin : Beiren(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Beira in Mozambique.

Contents

History

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is Catedral Metropolitana de Nossa Senhora de Rosario (Cathedral Church of Our Lady of the Rosary) in Beira.

Bishops

Coadjutor Bishop

Auxiliary Bishop

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Suffragan dioceses

See also

Sources

19°50′S34°51′E / 19.833°S 34.850°E / -19.833; 34.850

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