Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beira

Cathedral Church of Our Lady of the Rosary in Beira

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
4 June 1984: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Beira

Metropolitan Archbishops of Beira (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Claudio Dalla Zuanna, S.C.I. (29 June 2012 – present); formerly, Vicar General of the Dehonians
- Archbishop Jaime Pedro Gonçalves (4 June 1984 – 14 January 2012)
Bishops of Beira (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Jaime Pedro Gonçalves (3 December 1976 – 4 June 1984)
- Bishop Ernesto Gonçalves Costa, O.F.M. (23 December 1974 – 3 December 1976)
- Bishop Altino Ribeiro de Santana (1972 – 27 February 1973)
- Bishop Manuel Ferreira Cabral (3 July 1967 – 1 July 1971)
- Bishop Sebastião Soares de Resende (21 April 1943 – 25 January 1967)

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