Roman Catholic Diocese of Gurué
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gurué is a diocese
located in the city of Gurué
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Beira in Mozambique
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Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Gurué
Gurúè
Gurúè is located in the northern part of Mozambique, near the center of the province of Zambezia. It is the country's largest tea estate...
in 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 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
- December 6, 1993: Established as the Diocese of Gurué from the Diocese of Quelimane
Leadership
- 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 Gurué (Roman rite)- Bishop Manuel Chuanguira Machado (December 6, 1993 - October 9, 2009)
- Bishop Francisco Lerma Martínez, I.M.C. (Appointed March 24, 2010; Ordained and Installed May, 30, 2010)