Hilário da Cruz Massinga

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Hilário da Cruz Massinga OFM (born June 25, 1958 in Banze , Mozambique ) is Bishop of Quelimane .

Life

Hilário da Cruz Massinga entered the religious order of the Franciscans and received on 9 January 1994, the sacrament of Holy Orders .

On April 5, 2003 appointed him Pope John Paul II. To the Bishop of Lichinga . The bishop emeritus of Lichinga, Luís Gonzaga Ferreira da Silva SJ , donated him episcopal ordination on June 15 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of Maputo , Francisco Chimoio OFMCap , and the Bishop of Xai-Xai , Júlio Duarte Langa . The inauguration took place on June 29, 2003. On January 25, 2008 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him . to the Bishop of Quelimane . The inauguration took place on March 30 of the same year.

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predecessor Office successor
Bernardo Filipe Governo OFMCap Bishop of Quelimane
since 2008
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Luís Gonzaga Ferreira da Silva SJ Bishop of Lichinga
2003-2008
Elio Giovanni Greselin SCI