The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lichinga ( la, Lichingaën(sis)) is a

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located in the city of

Lichinga Lichinga is the capital city of Niassa Province of Mozambique. It lies on the Lichinga Plateau at an altitude of , east of Lake Niassa (Lake Malawi). The town was founded as Vila Cabral as a farming and military settlement. It is served by Lich ...

in the

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Nampula Nampula is the capital city of Nampula Province in Northern Mozambique. With a population of 743,125 (2017 census), it is the third-largest city in Mozambique after Maputo and Matola. The city is located in the interior of Nampula Province, approxi ...

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

* July 21, 1963: Established as Diocese of Vila Cabral from the Diocese of Nampula * July 29, 1976: Renamed as Diocese of Lichinga

Leadership

* Bishops of Vila Cabral (Roman rite) ** Bishop

Eurico Dias Nogueira Eurico Dias Nogueira (6 March 1923 – 19 May 2014) was a Portuguese Prelate of Catholic Church. Nogueira was born in Dornelas do Zêzere, Portugal and was ordained a priest on 22 December 1945. Nogueira was appointed bishop to the Diocese of ...

(1964.07.10 – 1972.02.19), appointed Bishop of Sá da Bandeira, Angola; future Archbishop ** Bishop Luís Gonzaga Ferreira da Silva, S.J. (1972.11.10 – 1976.07.29 ''see below'') *

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 Lichinga (Roman rite) ** Bishop

Luís Gonzaga Ferreira da Silva Luís Gonzaga Ferreira da Silva, S.J. (2 April 1923 – 7 August 2013) was a Portuguese Prelate of the Catholic Church. Silva was born in Rebordões, Portugal and ordained a priest on 11 July 1953 from the religious order of the Society of Jesu ...

, S.J. (''see above'' 1976.07.29 – 2003.01.25) ** Bishop Hilário Da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M. (2003.04.05 - 2008.01.25), appointed Bishop of Quelimane ** Bishop

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, S.C.I. (2008.12.30 - 2015.02.08) ** Bishop

Atanasio Amisse Canira Atanasio Amisse Canira (born 2 May 1962 in Mossoril, Nampula Province) is a Mozambican clergyman, Bishop of Lichinga. He was ordained on 12 December 1993 to the sacrament of Holy Orders for the diocese of Nacala. On February 8, 2015, Pope Franci ...

(since 2015.02.08)

Sources

GCatholic.org

Christian organizations established in 1963 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1963 establishments in Mozambique Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Nampula {{Mozambique-stub

History

Leadership

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