Roman Catholic Diocese of Xai-Xai
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Xai-Xai is a diocese
located in the city of Xai-Xai
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Maputo in Mozambique
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is Catedral São João Baptista (Cathedral of St. John the Baptist) in Xai-Xai.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Xai-Xai
Xai-Xai
Xai-Xai is a city in the south of Mozambique. It is the capital of Gaza Province. As of 2007 it has a population of 116,343 -Portuguese rule:...
in 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 Maputo 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...
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History
- June 19, 1970: Established as Diocese of João Belo from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lourenço Marques
- October 1, 1976: Renamed as Diocese of Xai-Xai
Special churches
The CathedralCathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
is Catedral São João Baptista (Cathedral of St. John the Baptist) in Xai-Xai.
Leadership
- 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 Xai-Xai (Roman rite)- Bishop Lucio Andrice Muandula (since 2004.06.24)
- Bishop Júlio Duarte Langa (1976.05.31 – 2004.06.24)
- Bishops of João Belo (Roman rite)
- Bishop Félix Niza Ribeiro (1972.02.19 – 1976.05.31)