Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beira

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

Contents 1 History 2 Special Churches 3 Leadership 4 Suffragan Dioceses 5 See also 6 Source

[edit] History

• 1940.09.04: Established as Diocese of Beira from the Territorial Prelature of Mozambique
• 1984.06.04: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Beira

[edit] Special Churches

The seat of the archbishop is Catedral Metropolitana de Nossa Senhora de Rosario in Beira.

[edit] Leadership

• Metropolitan Archbishops of Beira (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Jaime Pedro Gonçalves (since 1984.06.04)
• Bishops of Beira (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Jaime Pedro Gonçalves (1976.12.03 – 1984.06.04)
  • Bishop Ernesto Gonçalves Costa, O.F.M. (1974.12.23 – 1976.12.03)
  • Bishop Altino Ribeiro de Santana (1972 – 1973.02.27)
  • Bishop Manuel Ferreira Cabral (1967.07.03 – 1971.07.01)
  • Bishop Sebastiano Soares de Resende (1943.04.21 – 1967.01.25)

[edit] Suffragan Dioceses

• Chimoio
• Gurué
• Quelimane
• Tete

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in Mozambique

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information