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Diocese of Chimoio Dioecesis Cimoianus | |
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Location | |
Country | Mozambique |
Metropolitan | Beira |
Statistics | |
Area | 61,661 km2 (23,807 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2013) 1,301,000 90,462 (7.0%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
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.
Coordinates: 19°07′S33°27′E / 19.117°S 33.450°E
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