| Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
| Nacala | |
| Latin: | Dioecesis Nacalana |
| Country: | Mozambique |
| Metropolitan: | Nampula |
| Rite: | Latin Rite |
| Area Km2: | 26,000 |
| Population: | 2,100,000 |
| Population As Of: | 2004 |
| Catholics: | 276,000 |
| Catholics Percent: | 13.1 |
| Bishop: | Alberto Vera Aréjula, O. de M. |
| Emeritus Bishops: | Germano Grachane, C.M. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nacala (Latin: Nacalan(a)) is a diocese located in the city of Nacala in the ecclesiastical province of Nampula in Mozambique.
In September 2022 the Diocese of Nacala began to be affected by the Islamist insurgency that had begun in 2017 in Cabo Delgado, proving that the terrorists, affiliated with Ansar al-Sunna, were spreading South. An attack on a Catholic Mission in Chipene left the entire premises destroyed, and the insurgents murdered a Catholic nun, Sister Maria de Coppi.[1] Later, the same insurgents killed at least three Christians in surrounding settlements, slitting their throats, according to Bishop Alberto Vera Aréjula.[2] This marked a difference in strategy by the terrorists, who until now had mostly refrained from specifically targeting Christians and Christian symbols and buildings.