Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beira
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beira is the Metropolitan
See
for the Ecclesiastical province
of Beira
in Mozambique
.
Metropolitan bishop
In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of a historical Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital.Before the establishment of...
See
Episcopal See
An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to as the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral...
for the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Beira
Beira, Mozambique
Beira is the second largest city in Mozambique. It lies in the central region of the country in Sofala Province, where the Pungue River meets the Indian Ocean. Beira had a population of 412,588 in 1997, which grew to an estimated 546,000 in 2006...
in Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
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History
- 4 September 1940: Established as Diocese of Beira from the Territorial Prelature of Mozambique
- 4 June 1984: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Beira
Special churches
The seat of the archbishop is Catedral Metropolitana de Nossa Senhora de Rosario (Cathedral Church of Our Lady of the Rosary) in Beira.Leadership
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Beira (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Jaime Pedro Gonçalves (since 4 June 1984)
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Beira (Roman rite)- Archbishop Jaime Pedro Gonçalves (3 December 1976 – 4 June 1984)
- Bishop Ernesto Gonçalves Costa, O.F.M. (23 December 1974 – 3 December 1976)
- Bishop Altino Ribeiro de Santana (1972 – 27 February 1973)
- Bishop Manuel Ferreira Cabral (3 July 1967 – 1 July 1971)
- Bishop Sebastiano Soares de Resende (21 April 1943 – 25 January 1967)
Suffragan dioceses
- ChimoioRoman Catholic Diocese of ChimoioThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Chimoio is a diocese located in the city of Chimoio in the Ecclesiastical province of Beira in Mozambique.-History:* November 19, 1990: Established as Diocese of Chimoio from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Beira-Leadership:...
- Gurué
- Quelimane
- TeteRoman Catholic Diocese of TeteThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Tete is a diocese located in the city of Tete in the Ecclesiastical province of Beira in Mozambique.-Leadership:* Bishops of Tete ** Bishop Inácio Saure, I.M.C....