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Archdiocese of Maputo Archidioecesis Maputensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Mozambique |
Ecclesiastical province | Maputo |
Statistics | |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 4,661,000 1,134,000 (24.3%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 21 January 1612 |
Cathedral | Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | João Carlos Hatoa Nunes |
Auxiliary Bishops | António Juliasse Ferreira Sandramo |
Bishops emeritus | Alexandre José Maria Cardinal dos Santos, O.F.M. Francisco Chimoio, OFM Cap |
Website | |
www.arquidiocesedemaputo.org |
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The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (Catedral Metropolitana de Nossa Senhora da Conceição) in Maputo.
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