Roman Catholic Diocese of Lichinga
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Lichinga
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name=Lichinga
latin=Dioecesis Lichingaensis
country=Mozambique
metropolitan=Nampula
rite=Latin Rite
area=129,362
population=839,569
population_as_of=2004
catholics=194,485
catholics_percent=23.2
bishop=Bishop Hilário Da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lichinga {Latin: "Lichingaën(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Lichinga in the Ecclesiastical province of Nampula in Mozambique.
History
* July 21, 1963: Established as Diocese of Vila Cabral from the Diocese of Nampula
* July 29, 1976: Renamed as Diocese of Lichinga
Leadership
* Bishops of Lichinga (Roman rite)
** Bishop Hilário Da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M. (since 2003.04.05)
** Bishop Luís Gonzaga Ferreira da Silva, S.J. (1976.07.29 – 2003.01.25)
* Bishops of Vila Cabral (Roman rite)
** Bishop Luís Gonzaga Ferreira da Silva, S.J. (1972.11.10 – 1976.07.29)
** Archbishop Eurico Dias Nogueira (1964.07.10 – 1972.02.19)
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Mozambique
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/lich0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dlich.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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