Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nampula

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nampula {Latin: Nampulen(sis)} is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Nampula 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 Nampula from the Territorial Prelature of Mozambique
• 1984.06.04: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nampula

[edit] Special Churches

The seat of the archbishop is Catedral Metropolitana de Nossa Senhora de Fátima in Nampula.

[edit] Leadership

• Metropolitan Archbishops of Nampula (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Tomé Makhweliha, S.C.I. (since 2000.11.16)
  • Archbishop Manuel Vieira Pinto (1984.06.04 – 2000.11.16)
• Bishops of Nampula (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Manuel Vieira Pinto (1967.04.21 – 1984.06.04)
  • Bishop Manuel de Medeiros Guerreiro (1951.03.02 – 1966.11.30)
  • Bishop Teófilo José Pereira de Andrade, O.F.M. (1941.05.12 – 1951.02.17)

[edit] Suffragan Dioceses

• Lichinga
• Nacala
• Pemba

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in Mozambique

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information