Diocese of Inhambane
| Diocese of Inhambane | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Mozambique |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Maputo |
| Diocesan bishop | Adriano Langa OFM |
| Vicar General | Luca Pelis |
| founding | 1962 |
| surface | 72,134 km² |
| Parishes | 22 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 1,371,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 272,747 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 19.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 8 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 33 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 6,652 |
| Permanent deacons | 3 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Friars | 38 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 81 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral da Nossa Senhora da Conceição |
The Bistum Inhambane ( lat. : Dioecesis Inhambanianus ) is in Mozambique preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Inhambane .
history
The diocese Inhambane was on August 3, 1962 by Pope John XXIII. built with the Apostolic Constitution Supremi muneris from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Lourenço Marques . It is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Maputo as a suffragan .
Bishops of Inhambane
- Ernesto Gonçalves da Costa OFM , 1962–1974, then Bishop of Beira
- Alberto Setele , 1975-2006
- Adriano Langa OFM, since 2006
See also
Web links
- Entry on Diocese of Inhambane on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved June 6, 2011.