The Roman Catholic Diocese of Inhambane ( la, Inhambanian(us)) is a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
located in the city of
Inhambane in the
Ecclesiastical province
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of
Maputo
Maputo (), formerly named Lourenço Marques until 1976, is the Capital city, capital, and largest city of Mozambique. Located near the southern end of the country, it is within of the borders with Eswatini and South Africa. The city has a popul ...
in
Mozambique
Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...
.
History
* August 3, 1962: Established as Diocese of Inhambane from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lourenço Marques
Special churches
The
Cathedral
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is Catedral da Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception) in Inhambane.
Bishops
*
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
s of Inhambane (Roman rite)
** Bishop
Ernesto Gonçalves Costa Ernesto, form of the name Ernest in several Romance languages, may refer to:
* ''Ernesto'' (novel) (1953), an unfinished autobiographical novel by Umberto Saba, published posthumously in 1975
** ''Ernesto'' (film), a 1979 Italian drama loosely ba ...
, O.F.M. (27 October 1962 – 23 December 1974)
** Bishop
Alberto Setele
Alberto Setele (22 November 1935, Zavala – 7 September 2006) was a Mozambican clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop of Inhambane.
Setele was ordained as a priest on 9 August 1964. On 20 November 1975 he was appointed Bishop of Inhambane by Pope Pau ...
(20 November 1975 – 7 September 2006)
** Bishop
Adriano Langa
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* Adriano Banchieri, Italian composer, music theori ...
,
O.F.M. (7 September 2006 – 4 April 2022)
** Bishop
Ernesto Maguengue (since 4 April 2022)
Coadjutor Bishop
*
Adriano Langa
Adriano or Adrião is the form of the Latin given name ''Hadrianus'' commonly used in the Italian language; the form Adrian is used in the English language. Notable people with the name include:
* Adriano Banchieri, Italian composer, music theori ...
, O.F.M. (2005-2006)
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Mozambique
The Catholic Church in Mozambique is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
There are over 8,784 million Catholics (30.5%) in Mozambique, a former Portuguese colony.
The country is divided into ...
Sources
GCatholic.org
Inhambane
Christian organizations established in 1962
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1962 establishments in Mozambique
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Maputo
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