Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Quelimane | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Quelimanensis |
Country: | Mozambique |
Metropolitan: | Beira |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Area Km2: | 62,557 |
Population: | 816,000 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Catholics: | 714,000 |
Catholics Percent: | 87.5 |
Bishop: | Hilàrio da Cruz Massinga, OFM |
Patron: | Our Lady of Liberation |
Cathedral: | Catedral Nova |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Quelimane (Latin: Quelimanen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Quelimane in the ecclesiastical province of Beira in Mozambique.
The Diocese of Quelimane was established on 6 October 1954, with territory taken from the Diocese of Beira.
The Cathedral is the Catedral Nova in Quelimane. The former cathedral is Catedral velha de Nossa Senhora do Livramento in Quelimane.
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(31 May 1976 – 10 March 2007)