Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beira
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beira
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beira {Latin: "Beiren(sis)"} is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Beira in Mozambique.
History
* 1940.09.04: Established as Diocese of Beira from the Territorial Prelature of Mozambique
* 1984.06.04: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Beira
pecial Churches
The seat of the archbishop is Catedral Metropolitana de Nossa Senhora de Rosario in Beira.
Leadership
* Metropolitan Archbishops of Beira (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Jaime Pedro Gonçalves (since 1984.06.04)
* Bishops of Beira (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Jaime Pedro Gonçalves (1976.12.03 – 1984.06.04)
** Bishop Ernesto Gonçalves Costa, O.F.M. (1974.12.23 – 1976.12.03)
** Bishop Altino Ribeiro de Santana (1972 – 1973.02.27)
** Bishop Manuel Ferreira Cabral (1967.07.03 – 1971.07.01)
** Bishop Sebastiano Soares de Resende (1943.04.21 – 1967.01.25)
uffragan Dioceses
* Chimoio
* Gurué
* Quelimane
* Tete
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Mozambique
*List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Mozambique
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/Beir1.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
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