Diocese of Nacala
| Diocese of Nacala | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Mozambique |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Nampula |
| Diocesan bishop | Alberto Vera Aréjula OdeM |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Germano Grachane CM |
| founding | 1991 |
| surface | 26,000 km² |
| Parishes | 23 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 2,300,000 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 283,000 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 12.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 10 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 26 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 7,861 |
| Friars | 43 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 66 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem |
The Bistum Nacala ( lat. : Dioecesis Nacalana ) is in Mozambique preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Nacala .
history
The diocese of Nacala was established on October 11, 1991 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution In Mozambicano from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Nampula and subordinated to this as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops of Nacala
- Germano Grachane CM , 1991-2018
- Alberto Vera Aréjula OdeM , since 2018
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. In Mozambicano , AAS 84 (1992), n.11 , p. 108.