Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maputo
| Archdiocese of Maputo Archidioecesis Maputensis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Mozambique |
| Ecclesiastical province | Maputo |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 4,661,000 1,134,000 (24.3%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 21 January 1612 |
| Cathedral | Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Francisco Chimoio |
| Website | |
| www.arquidiocesedemaputo.org | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maputo (Latin: Maputensis) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Maputo in Mozambique.
History
- 21 January 1612: Established as Apostolic Administration of Mozambique from the Diocese of Goa[1]
- 1783: Promoted as Territorial Prelature of Mozambique
- 4 September 1940: Promoted as Archdiocese of Lourenço Marques
- 18 September 1976: Renamed Archdiocese of Maputo
Cathedral
The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (Catedral Metropolitana de Nossa Senhora da Conceição) in Maputo.
Leadership
Prelates of Mozambique
- Maria José a Santo Tomas, OP (18 July 1783 – 18 July 1801)
- Vasco José a Domina Nostra de Bona Morte Lobo, CRSA (26 June 1805 – 17 December 1811)
- Joaquim de Nossa Senhora de Nazareth Oliveira e Abreu, OFMRef (17 December 1811 – 23 August 1819)
- Bartholomeu de Martyribus Maya, OCD (10 November 1819 – 1828)
- Antonio Tomas da Silva Leitão e Castro (30 January 1883 – 27 March 1884)
- Henrique José Reed da Silva (27 March 1884 – 14 March 1887)
- Antonio Dias Ferreira (14 March 1887 – 1 June 1891)
- António José de Souza Barroso (12 February 1891 – 11 October 1897)
- Sebastião José Pereira (16 November 1897 – 23 July 1900)
- Antonio José Gomes Cardoso (Apostolic administrator; 17 December 1900 – 23 July 1901)
- António Moutinho (21 August 1901 – 14 November 1904)
- Francisco Ferreira da Silva (14 November 1904 – 8 May 1920)
- Joaquim Rafael Maria d’Assunçâo Pitinho, OFM (16 December 1920 – 15 November 1935)
- Teodósio de Gouveia (18 May 1936 – 4 September 1940)
Archbishops of Maputo
Until 1976, the Archbishop of Maputo was titled the Archbishop of Lourenço Marques.
- Cardinal Teodósio de Gouveia (4 September 1940 – 6 February 1962)
- Custódio Alvim Pereira (3 August 1962 – 26 August 1974)
- Cardinal Alexandre José Maria dos Santos, OFM (23 December 1974 – 22 February 2003)
- Francisco Chimoio, OFMCap (since 22 February 2003)
Suffragan dioceses
See also
Notes
- ↑ Kenny, O.P., Joseph (1982). The Catholic Church in Tropical Africa 1445-1850. Ibadan University Press & Dominican Publications. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
References
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