Roman Catholic Diocese of Tete
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Diocese of Tete Dioecesis Tetiensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Mozambique |
Metropolitan | Beira |
Statistics | |
Area | 100,715 km2 (38,886 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,210,000 245,000 (20.2%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Diamantino Guapo Antunes, I.M.C. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tete (Latin: Tetien(sis) is a diocese located in the city of Tete in the ecclesiastical province of Beira in Mozambique.
History
- May 6, 1962: Established as Diocese of Tete from the Diocese of Beira
Leadership
- Bishops of Tete (Roman rite)
- Bishop Félix Niza Ribeiro (20 December 1962 – 19 February 1972), appointed Bishop of João Belo
- Bishop Augusto César Alves Ferreira da Silva, C.M. (19 February 1972 – 31 May 1976)
- Bishop Paulo Mandlate, S.S.S. (31 May 1976 — 18 April 2009)
- Bishop Inácio Saure, I.M.C. (12 April 2011 — 11 April 2017), appointed Archbishop of Nampula
- Bishop Diamantino Guapo Antunes, I.M.C. (22 Mar 2019–present)
See also
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Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Mozambique
- Christian organizations established in 1962
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Tete, Mozambique
- 1960s establishments in Mozambique
- 1962 establishments in Africa
- 1962 establishments in the Portuguese Empire
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Beira
- Roman Catholic bishops of Tete