The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beira (Latin: Beiren(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Beira in Mozambique.

History

  • 4 September 1940: Established as Diocese of Beira from the Territorial Prelature of Mozambique
  • 6 October 1954: Lost territory due to the erection of the Diocese of Quelimane
  • 4 June 1984: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Beira

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is Catedral Metropolitana de Nossa Senhora de Rosario (Cathedral Church of Our Lady of the Rosary) in Beira.

Bishops

Coadjutor Bishop

Auxiliary Bishop

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Suffragan dioceses

See also

Sources

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  • Arquidiocese da Beira. Resenha Histórica, Beira: Archdiocese of Beira, 1988
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