Diocese of Niassa
| Diocese of Niassa | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Anglican Church of Southern Africa |
| Archdeaconries | 6 |
| Statistics | |
| Parishes | 32 |
| Congregations | 426 |
| Members | 65,500 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Anglican |
| Cathedral | St. Bartholomew, Messumba |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Mark van Koevering |
| Website | |
| Diocese of Niassa | |
The Diocese of Niassa (pt. Diocese Anglicana do Niassa) it is one of the two Anglican dioceses of Mozambique, both part of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. This diocese is the more Northern of the two, the other is Lebombo. It is divided into six archdeaconries: Cobue, Lunho, Lichinga, Milange, Rio Chire and Lurio.
The current bishop is Mark Van Koevering, an American of Dutch descent, in office since 2003.
The diocese has 426 congregations, over 65,500 worshippers, and 55 priests. It has a link with the Diocese of London in the Church of England.
List of bishops
- Paulo Zuizane Litumbe 1979-1985
- Paulino Manhique 1985-2003
- Mark Van Koevering 2003-2015
The bishop's seat is vacant as of November 2015.
Coat of arms
The diocese registered a coat of arms at the Bureau of Heraldry in 2001 : Per fess wavy Or and Azure, in chief a dug-out issuant Brunatre, seated therein a fisherman proper, vested about the loins Argent and holding pendant from a handline Sable a fish Argent, in base three barrulets wavy of the last; the shield ensigned of a mitre proper.[1]
References
- ↑ Brownell, F. G. (2002). Heraldry in the Church of the Province of Southern Africa, 1847-2000: Coats of Arms of the Dioceses, Collegiate and Parish Churches, and the Order of Ethiopia. Heraldsholme CC. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-620-28606-0.
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