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 (including non-members)	(as of 2004) 816,000 714,000 (87.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral
Patron saint	Our Lady of Liberation
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	, OFM

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.

History[]

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

Cathedral[]

The Cathedral is the 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. , OFM (25 January 2008 – )

See also[]

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

Sources[]

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

Coordinates: 17°52′35″S 36°53′14″E / 17.87639°S 36.88722°E / -17.87639; 36.88722

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