Coordinates: 19°07′S 33°27′E / 19.117°S 33.450°E / -19.117; 33.450 (Chimoio)

Diocese of Chimoio

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Diocese of Chimoio

Dioecesis Cimoianus
Location
CountryFile:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique
MetropolitanBeira
Statistics
Area61,661 km2 (23,807 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2013)
  • 1,301,000
  • 90,462 (7.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of Mary Immaculate
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopJoão Carlos Hatoa Nunes
Bishops emeritusFrancisco João Silota, M. Afr.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chimoio (Latin: Cimoian(us) is a diocese located in the city of Chimoio in the ecclesiastical province of Beira in Mozambique.

History

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  • November 19, 1990: Established as Diocese of Chimoio from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Beira

Bishops

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  • Bishops of Chimoio (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Francisco João Silota, M. Afr. (19 November 1990 - 2 January 2017)
    • João Carlos Hatoa Nunes (2 January 2017 – Present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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See also

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Sources

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