Diocese of Chimoio
| Diocese of Chimoio | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Mozambique |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Beira |
| Diocesan bishop | João Carlos Hatoa Nunes |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Francisco João Silota MAfr |
| founding | 1990 |
| surface | 61,661 km² |
| Parishes | 15 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Residents | 1,301,000 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics | 90,462 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| proportion of | 7% |
| Diocesan priest | 4 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 24 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 3.231 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Friars | 30 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 58 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral de Maria Imaculada |
The Bistum Chimoio ( lat. : Dioecesis Cimoianus ) is in Mozambique preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Chimoio .
history
The diocese Chimoio was established on November 19, 1990 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Quod more vehemently from the cession of territory of the Archdiocese of Beira and subordinated to this as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops of Chimoio
- Francisco João Silota MAfr , 1990-2017
- João Carlos Hatoa Nunes , since 2017