Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nampula
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nampula is the Metropolitan
See
for the Ecclesiastical province
of Nampula
in Mozambique
.
Metropolitan bishop
In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of a historical Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital.Before the establishment of...
See
Episcopal See
An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to as the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral...
for the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Nampula
Nampula
Nampula is the capital city of Nampula Province in Mozambique.It has a population of 471,717 making it the third largest city in Mozambique after Maputo and Beira. It is home to the Mozambique National Ethnographic Museum, several markets, cathedrals and mosques.It is also the center of business...
in Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
.
History
- 1940.09.04: Established as Diocese of Nampula from the Territorial Prelature of Mozambique
- 1984.06.04: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nampula
Special churches
The seat of the archbishop is the Catedral Metropolitana de Nossa Senhora de Fátima in Nampula.Leadership
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Nampula (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Tomé Makhweliha, S.C.I. (since 2000.11.16)
- Archbishop Manuel Vieira PintoManuel Vieira PintoManuel Vieira Pinto is an Mozambican Prelate of Roman Catholic Church.Manuel Vieira Pinto was born in São Pedro de Aboim, Mozambique, ordained a priest on August 7, 1949. Silva was appointed bishop of the Archdiocese of Nampula on April 21, 1967 and ordained on June 29, 1967. Pinto would retire...
(1984.06.04 – 2000.11.16)
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Nampula (Roman rite)- Archbishop Manuel Vieira Pinto (1967.04.21 – 1984.06.04)
- Bishop Manuel de Medeiros Guerreiro (1951.03.02 – 1966.11.30)
- Bishop Teófilo José Pereira de Andrade, O.F.M.FranciscanMost Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
(1941.05.12 – 1951.02.17)