Roman Catholic Diocese of Tete explained

Jurisdiction:	Diocese
Tete
Latin:	Dioecesis Tetiensis
Country:	Mozambique
Metropolitan:	Beira
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area Km2:	100,715
Population:	1,210,000
Population As Of:	2004
Catholics:	245,000
Catholics Percent:	20.2
Bishop:	Diamantino Guapo Antunes, I.M.C.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tete (Latin: Tetien(sis) is a diocese located in the city of Tete in the ecclesiastical province of Beira in Mozambique.

History

• May 6, 1962: Established as Diocese of Tete from the Diocese of Beira

Leadership

• Bishops of Tete (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Félix Niza Ribeiro (20 December 1962 – 19 February 1972), appointed Bishop of João Belo
  • Bishop Augusto César Alves Ferreira da Silva, C.M. (19 February 1972 – 31 May 1976)
  • Bishop Paulo Mandlate, S.S.S. (31 May 1976 — 18 April 2009)
  • Bishop Inácio Saure, I.M.C. (12 April 2011 — 11 April 2017), appointed Archbishop of Nampula
  • Bishop Diamantino Guapo Antunes, I.M.C. (22 Mar 2019–present)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Mozambique

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20100530101507/http://www.diocesedetete.org.mz/