The Roman Catholic Diocese of Xai-Xai ( la, Xai-Xaien(sis)) is a

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located in the city of

Xai-Xai Xai-Xai () is a city in the south of Mozambique. Until 1975, the city was named João Belo. It is the capital of Gaza Province. As of 2007 it has a population of 116,343. History Portuguese rule Xai-Xai, formerly João Belo, developed in the e ...

in the

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Maputo Maputo (), formerly named Lourenço Marques until 1976, is the 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 population of 1,0 ...

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History

* 19 June 1970: Established as Diocese of João Belo from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lourenço Marques * 1 October 1976: Renamed as Diocese of Xai-Xai

Special churches

The

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is the

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(Cathedral of St. John the Baptist) in Xai-Xai.

Leadership

Bishops of João Belo

* Félix Niza Ribeiro (1972-1976)

Bishops of Xai-Xai

Júlio Duarte Langa Júlio Duarte Langa (born 27 October 1927) is a prelate of the Catholic Church. He is the bishop emeritus of Xai-Xai, Mozambique, where he served as bishop from 24 October 1976 until his retirement on 12 July 2004. Education He attended the l ...

(1976 – 2004) (made a cardinal in 2015) *

Lucio Andrice Muandula Lucio Andrice Muandula (born 9 October 1959) is a Mozambican prelate of the Catholic Church who has been bishop of Xai-Xai since 2004. He was president of the Episcopal Conference of Mozambique from 2009 to 2015 and from 2018 to 2021 and president ...

(2004 – present)

Auxiliary Bishops

Alberto Vera Aréjula Alberto is the Romance version of the Latinized form (''Albertus'') of Germanic '' Albert''. It is used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. The diminutive forms are ''Albertito'' in Spain or ''Albertico'' in some parts of Latin America, Alberti ...

, O. de M. (2015 – 2018), appointed Bishop of Nacala

References

External links

GCatholic.org

Christian organizations established in 1970 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1970 establishments in Mozambique Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Maputo {{Mozambique-stub