Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maputo
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maputo (Latin: Maputen(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Maputo in Mozambique.
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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 Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lourenço Marques
- 18 September 1976: Renamed as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Maputo
Special churches
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
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Maputo (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Francisco Chimoio, O.F.M. Cap. (since 2003.02.22)
- Cardinal Alexandre José María dos Santos, O.F.M. (1974.12.23 – 2003.02.22)
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Lourenço Marques (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Custódio Alvim Pereira (1962.08.03 – 1974.08.26)
- Cardinal Teódosio Clemente de Gouveia (1936.05.18 – 1962.02.06)
- Prelates of Mozambique (Roman rite)
- Bishop Joaquim Rafael Maria d’Assunçâo Pitinho, O.F.M. (1920.12.16 – 1935.11.15)
- Bishop Francisco Ferreira da Silva (1904.11.14 – 1920.05.08)
- Bishop António Moutinho (1901.08.18 – 1904.11.14)
- Apostolic Administrators of Mozambique (Roman rite)
- Bishop Antonio Giuseppe Gomes Cardoso (1900.12.17 – ?)
- Prelates of Mozambique (Roman rite)
- Bishop Sebastião José Pereira (1897.11.07 – 1900.07.17)
- Bishop António José de Souza Barroso (1891.06.01 – 1897.09.15)
- Bishop Antonio Dias Ferreira (1887.03.14 – 1891.06.01)
- Archbishop Enrico Giuseppe Reed da Silva (1884.03.27 – 1887.03.14)
- Bishop Bartholomeu de Martyribus Maya, O.C.D. (1819.11.10 – 1828)
- Bishop Joaquim de Nossa Senhora de Nazareth Oliveira e Abreu, O.F.M. (1811.12.17 – 1819.08.23)
- Bishop Vasco José a Domina Nostra de Bona Morte Lobo, C.R.S.A. (1805.06.26 – 1811.12.17)
Suffragan dioceses
See also
References
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Sources
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