The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maputo (Latin: Maputensis) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Maputo in Mozambique.
Archdiocese of Maputo Archidioecesis Maputensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Mozambique |
Ecclesiastical province | Maputo |
Statistics | |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 4,661,000 1,134,000 (24.3%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 21 January 1612 |
Cathedral | Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Francisco Chimoio, OFM Cap |
Auxiliary Bishops | António Juliasse Ferreira Sandramo |
Bishops emeritus | Alexandre José Maria Cardinal dos Santos, O.F.M. |
Website | |
www.arquidiocesedemaputo.org |
The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (Catedral Metropolitana de Nossa Senhora da Conceição) in Maputo.
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Until 1976, the Archbishop of Maputo was titled the Archbishop of Lourenço Marques.
The second missionary expedition in Mozambique began in January 1612 after the papal bull was issued by Pope Paulo V, who elevated Mozambique to a "Prelature Nullius". Prelature Nullius means a certain area of Roman Catholic Church that is functioning without a Prelate/Bishop. In such a situation, the Pope chooses an Administrator to run the activities of the Church.
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