Roman Catholic Diocese of Quelimane
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Quelimane is a diocese
located in the city of Quelimane
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Beira in Mozambique
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is the Catedral nova in Quelimane.
The former Cathedral is Catedral velha de Nossa Senhora do Livramento in Quelimane.
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 Quelimane
Quelimane
Quelimane is a seaport in Mozambique. It is the administrative capital of the Zambezia Province and the province's largest city, and stands 25 km from the mouth of the Rio dos Bons Sinais . The river was named when Vasco da Gama, on his way to India, reached it and saw "good signs" that he was on...
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
- October 6, 1954: Established as Diocese of Quelimane from the Diocese of Beira
Special churches
The CathedralCathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
is the Catedral nova in Quelimane.
The former Cathedral is Catedral velha de Nossa Senhora do Livramento in 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 Quelimane (Roman rite)- Bishop Bernardo Filipe Governo, O.F.M. Cap. (31 May 1976 – 10 March 2007)
- Bishop Francisco Nunes Teixeira (6 February 1955 – 23 December 1975)