Archdiocese of Beira
Beiren(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Beira, Mozambique
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.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 4 June 1984
- Latin
- Beiren(sis)
- Patron
- Our Lady of the Rosary
- Annuario code
- 001000868
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 1,005,480
- Priests
- 77
- Catholics per priest
- 13,058
- Extent
- 41,437 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 24
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Claudio Dalla Zuanna
- Born
- 7 November 1958
- Birthplace
- Buenos Aires
- Institute
- SACERDOTI DEL SACRO CUORE DI GESÙ (DEHONIANI) (S.C.I.)
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
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.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Beira
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of CaiaCaia
- Diocese of ChimoioChimoio
- Diocese of QuelimaneQuelimane
- Diocese of TeteTete
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
In Mozambique, the ecclesiastical province of Beira has as its Metropolitan See the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beira (Latin: Beiren(sis)).
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].