Roman Catholic archdiocese in Mozambique
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maputo (Latin: Maputensis) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Maputo in Mozambique.
History
- 21 January 1612: Established as a prelature nullius from the Diocese of Goa[1][2][3]
- 1783: Promoted as Territorial Prelature of Mozambique
- 4 September 1940: Promoted as Archdiocese of Lourenço Marques
- 18 September 1976: Renamed Archdiocese of Maputo
Cathedral
The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (Catedral Metropolitana de Nossa Senhora da Conceição) in Maputo.
Bishops
Ordinaries
Prelates Nullius of Mozambique
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Prelates of Mozambique
- Amaro José de São Tomás, OP (18 July 1783 – 18 July 1801)
- Vasco José a Domina Nostra de Bona Morte Lobo, CRSA (26 June 1805 – 17 December 1811)
- Joaquim de Nossa Senhora de Nazareth Oliveira e Abreu, OFM Ref (17 December 1811 – 23 August 1819), appointed Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
- Bartholomeu de Martyribus Maya, OCD (10 November 1819 – 1828)
- Antonio Tomas da Silva Leitão e Castro (30 January 1883 – 27 March 1884), appointed Bishop of Angola e Congo, Angola
- Henrique José Reed da Silva (27 March 1884 – 14 March 1887), appointed Bishop of São Tomé of Meliapore, India
- Antonio Dias Ferreira (14 March 1887 – 1 June 1891), appointed Bishop of Angola e Congo, Angola
- António José de Sousa Barroso (12 February 1891 – 11 October 1897), appointed Bishop of São Tomé of Meliapore, India
- Sebastião José Pereira (16 November 1897 – 23 July 1900)
- Antonio José Gomes Cardoso (Apostolic administrator; 17 December 1900 – 23 July 1901)
- António Moutinho (21 August 1901 – 14 November 1904), appointed Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
- Francisco Ferreira da Silva (14 November 1904 – 8 May 1920)
- Joaquim Rafael Maria d’Assunçâo Pitinho, OFM (16 December 1920 – 15 November 1935), appointed Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
- Teodósio de Gouveia (18 May 1936 – 4 September 1940 see below); future Cardinal
Archbishops of Maputo
Until 1976, the Archbishop of Maputo was titled the Archbishop of Lourenço Marques.
- Teodósio de Gouveia (see above 4 September 1940 – 6 February 1962) (Cardinal in 1946; attended 1958 papal conclave)
- Custódio Alvim Pereira (3 August 1962 – 26 August 1974)
- Alexandre José Maria dos Santos, OFM (23 December 1974 – 22 February 2003) (Cardinal in 1988)
- Francisco Chimoio, OFM Cap (since 22 February 2003)
Auxiliary Bishops
- António Juliasse Ferreira Sandramo (2018-)
- João Carlos Hatoa Nunes (2011-2017), appointed Bishop of Chimoio
- Adriano Langa, O.F.M. (1997-2005), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Inhambane
- Custódio Alvim Pereira (1958-1962), appointed Archbishop here
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
Suffragan dioceses
See also
Notes
- ^ Kenny, O.P., Joseph (1982). The Catholic Church in Tropical Africa 1445-1850. Ibadan University Press & Dominican Publications. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ Vilanculos, Júlio André. The role played by Church and State in the democratisation process in Mozambique, 1975-2004 (PDF). Department of Church History and Church Polity, University of Pretoria.
The second missionary expedition in Mozambique began in January 1612 after the papal bull was issued by Pope Paulo V, who elevated Mozambique to a "Prelature Nullius". Prelature Nullius means a certain area of Roman Catholic Church that is functioning without a Prelate/Bishop. In such a situation, the Pope chooses an Administrator to run the activities of the Church.
- ^ Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1. Robert Appleton Company. 1907. p. 190.
References
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