The Roman Catholic Diocese of Quelimane (Latin: Quelimanen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Quelimane in the ecclesiastical province of Beira in Mozambique.
Diocese of Quelimane Dioecesis Quelimanensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Mozambique |
Metropolitan | Beira |
Statistics | |
Area | 62,557 km2 (24,153 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 816,000 714,000 (87.5%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Cathedral | Catedral Nova |
Patron saint | Our Lady of Liberation |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Hilàrio da Cruz Massinga, OFM |
The Diocese of Quelimane was established on 6 October 1954, with territory taken from the Diocese of Beira.
The Cathedral is the Catedral Nova in Quelimane. The former cathedral is Catedral velha de Nossa Senhora do Livramento in Quelimane.
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