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Diocese of Xai-Xai Dioecesis Xai-Xaiensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Mozambique |
Metropolitan | Maputo |
Statistics | |
Area | 75,709 km2 (29,231 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,289,000 174,229 (13.5%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Lucio Andrice Muandula |
Bishops emeritus | Júlio Duarte Langa |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Xai-Xai (Latin : Xai-Xaien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Xai-Xai in the Ecclesiastical Province of Maputo in Mozambique.
The cathedral is the Catedral São João Baptista (Cathedral of St. John the Baptist) in Xai-Xai.
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