Roman Catholic Diocese of Gurúè

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Diocese of Gurué Dioecesis Guruensis
Location
Country	Mozambique
Metropolitan	Nampula
Statistics
Area	42,451 km2 (16,390 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004) 1,428,000 239,000 (16.7%)
Information
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Inácio Lucas
Bishops emeritus

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gurué (Latin: Guruen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Gurué in the Ecclesiastical province of Beira in Mozambique.

History[]

• December 6, 1993: Established as the Diocese of Gurué from the Diocese of Quelimane

Leadership[]

• Bishops of Gurué (Latin Church)
  • Manuel Chuanguira Machado (December 6, 1993 – October 9, 2009)
  • Francisco Lerma Martínez (March 24, 2010 – April 24, 2019)
  • Inácio Lucas (February 2, 2021 – present)

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in Mozambique

Sources[]

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• [1]

Coordinates: 15°28′S 36°59′E / 15.467°S 36.983°E / -15.467; 36.983

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