Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beira
The Archdiocese of Beira (latin: Archidioecesis Beirensis ) is a location in Mozambique Roman Catholic archdiocese based in Beira. It covers the entire province of Sofala.
History
Pope Pius XII. founded the bishopric of Beira with the Apostolic Constitution Sollemnibus Conventionibus on September 4, 1940 cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Lourenço Marques, where there was also a suffragan. With the bull Quo efficacius it was raised on June 4, 1984 in the rank of Metropolitanerzbistums.
Parts of its territory it lost in favor of the establishment of the following dioceses:
- October 6, 1954 to the bishopric of Quelimane;
- May 6, 1962 to the bishopric of Tete;
- November 19, 1990 in the diocese of Chimoio.
Ordinaries
Bishops of Beira
- Sebastião Soares de Resende (21 April 1943-25. January 1967 )
- Manuel Ferreira Cabral (3 July 1967-1. July 1971 )
- Altino Ribeiro de Santana (19 February 1972-27. February 1973 )
- Ernesto Gonçalves da Costa, OFM (23 December 1974-3. December 1976)
- Jaime Pedro Gonçalves (3 December 1976-4. June 1984)
Archbishop of Beira
- Jaime Pedro Gonçalves (June 4, 1984-14. January 2012)
- See is vacant since January 14, 2012 João Carlos Nunes Hatoa, since January 14, 2012 ( Apostolic Administrator )