Sofala is a province of Mozambique. It has a population of 2,259,248. Beira is the capital of the province, named for the ruined port of Sofala which is 35 kilometres (22 mi) to the south.
Manica is a province of Mozambique. It has an area of 62,272 km² and a population of 1,945,994. The province is surrounded by Zimbabwe in the west, Tete Province in the northwest, Sofala Province in the east, Save River in the south, and Zambezi river in the northeast. Chimoio is the capital of the province. The highest mountain in Mozambique, Mount Binga, lies in this province near the border with Zimbabwe. The Manica province is divided into nine districts and 34 administrative regions.
Beira is the capital and largest city of Sofala Province, where the Pungwe River meets the Indian Ocean, in the central region of Mozambique. It is the fourth-largest city by population in Mozambique, after Maputo, Matola and Nampula. Beira had a population of 397,368 in 1997, which grew to 530,604 in 2019. A coastal city, it holds the regionally significant Port of Beira, which acts as a gateway for both the central interior portion of the country as well as the land-locked nations of Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi.
Dume is a former freguesia and former bishopric in the municipality of Braga, northern Portugal, which remains a Catholic titular see.
Chimoio is the capital of Manica Province in Mozambique. It is the fifth-largest city in Mozambique.
The Catholic Church in Mozambique is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beira is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Beira in Mozambique.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maputo is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Maputo in Mozambique.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nampula is an archbishopric and the metropolitan see for one of the three ecclesiastical provinces in Mozambique in (south)eastern Africa, yet still depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gurué is a diocese located in the city of Gurué in the Ecclesiastical province of Beira in Mozambique.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tete (Latin: Tetien is a diocese located in the city of Tete in the Ecclesiastical province of Beira in Mozambique.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Xai-Xai is a diocese located in the city of Xai-Xai in the Ecclesiastical Province of Maputo in Mozambique.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pemba is a diocese located in the city of Pemba in the Ecclesiastical province of Nampula in Mozambique.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montes Claros is a Latin rite Metropolitan archdiocese in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goa and Daman encompasses the state of Goa and the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu in India. The ecclesiastical province of Goa and Daman includes a suffragan diocese, Sindhudurg. The Archbishop of Goa also holds the titles of Primate of the East and Patriarch of the East Indies. The diocese is under the Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
The Catholic University of Mozambique is a university in Mozambique.
The local assembly of bishops is the Episcopal Conference of Mozambique. The ECM is a member of the Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA) and Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM).
João Carlos Hatoa Nunes is a Mozambican priest and Bishop of Chimoio.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Beira, Mozambique.
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