Roman Catholic Diocese of Xai-Xai

Diocese of Xai-Xai
Dioecesis Xai-Xaiensis
Location
Country Mozambique
Metropolitan Maputo
Statistics
Area 75,709 km2 (29,231 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
1,289,000
174,229 (13.5%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Lucio Andrice Muandula
Emeritus Bishops Júlio Duarte Langa

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Xai-Xai (Latin: Xai-Xaien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Xai-Xai in the Ecclesiastical Province of Maputo in Mozambique.

On 31 January 2013, the incumbent Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Xai-Xai, Bishop Lucio Andrice Muandula, was appointed to serve as a Member of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples by Pope Benedict XVI.[1]

On 30 March 2015, the Rev. Fr. Alberto Vera de Aréjula was appointed Auxiliary Bishop-elect of Xai-Xai and Titular Bishop of Novabarbara by Pope Francis.[2][3]

History

  • 19 June 1970: Established as Diocese of João Belo from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lourenço Marques
  • 1 October 1976: Renamed as Diocese of Xai-Xai

Special churches

The cathedral is the Catedral São João Baptista (Cathedral of St. John the Baptist) in Xai-Xai.

Ordinaries

Bishops of Xai-Xai

Bishops of João Belo

  • Félix Niza Ribeiro (1972-1976)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  2. ↑ http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2015/03/30/0229/00506.html
  3. ↑ http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=IE8Activity&a=http%3A%2F%2Fpress.vatican.va%2Fcontent%2Fsalastampa%2Fen%2Fbollettino%2Fpubblico%2F2015%2F03%2F30%2F0229%2F00506.html

Coordinates: 25°03′S 33°39′E / 25.050°S 33.650°E / -25.050; 33.650


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