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Metropolitan see Beira, Mozambique

Archdiocese of Beira

Beiren(sis)

Latin Church

The Archdiocese of Beira is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese in Mozambique, founded as a diocese in 1940 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1984. As of 2026 the see is vacant following the departure of Archbishop Claudio Dalla Zuanna, S.C.I.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, in Beira, Mozambique.

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Established
1940
Catholics
1,005,480
Priests
77
Territory
41,437 km²

Parishes and churches

37 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Archbishop
Claudio Dalla Zuanna
Born
7 November 1958
Birthplace
Buenos Aires
Institute
SACERDOTI DEL SACRO CUORE DI GESÙ (DEHONIANI) (S.C.I.)

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary stands in Beira, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

In Mozambique, the ecclesiastical province of Beira has as its Metropolitan See the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beira (Latin: Beiren(sis)).

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