Diocese of Pemba
| Diocese of Pemba | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Mozambique |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Nampula |
| Diocesan bishop | Luiz Fernando Lisboa CP |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Januário Machaze Nhangumbe |
| founding | 1957 |
| surface | 82,625 km² |
| Parishes | 24 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 2,121,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 670,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 31.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 16 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 9 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 26,800 |
| Friars | 18 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 67 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral de São Paulo |
| address | Paco Episcopal C.P. 12 Pemba, Cabo Delgado Mocambique |
| Website | http://diocesedepemba.blogspot.de/ |
The diocese of Pemba ( Latin Dioecesis Pembana , Portuguese Diocese de Pemba ) in the north of Mozambique is a Roman Catholic diocese . Together with the dioceses of Lichinga and Nacala , it is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Nampula as a suffragan .
history
The diocese was founded on April 5, 1957 as the diocese of Porto Amélia from areas of the diocese of Nampula. The first bishop was José dos Santos Garcia . On September 17, 1976, the name was changed to the diocese of Pemba. The bishop also moved his residence here.
Bishops
- José dos Santos Garcia SMP (1957-1975)
- Januário Machaze Nhangumbe (1975–1993)
- Tomé Makhweliha SCI (1997-2000)
- Francisco Chimoio OFMCap (2000-2003)
- Ernesto Maguengue (2004–2012)
- Luiz Fernando Lisboa CP, since 2013