Roman Catholic Diocese of Quelimane

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Diocese of Quelimane Dioecesis Quelimanensis
The Old Cathedral of Quelimane
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 Roman Catholic Diocese of Quelimane (

The Diocese of Quelimane was established on 6 October 1954, with territory taken from the Diocese of Beira.

Cathedral

The Cathedral is the Catedral Nova in Quelimane. The former cathedral is Catedral velha de Nossa Senhora do Livramento in Quelimane.

Bishops of Quelimane

1. Francisco Nunes Teixeira (6 February 1955 – 23 December 1975)
2. Bernardo Filipe Governo, OFM Cap (31 May 1976 – 10 March 2007)
3. Hilário da Cruz Massinga, OFM (25 January 2008 – )

See also

• Catholic Church in Mozambique
• List of Catholic dioceses in Mozambique

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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