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.
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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.
- Paróquia dos Santos Mártires de Uganda de NhahápuaTown not recordedView parish
- Paróquia Natividade Nossa Senhora do VazTown not recordedView parish
- Paróquia Nossa Senhora da Anunciação – TicaTown not recordedView parish
- Paróquia Paróquia de São Mateus Evangelista – Chota (Manganhe 2)Town not recordedView parish
- Paróquia Santa CruzTown not recordedView parish
- Paróquia Santo Agostinho – LamegoTown not recordedView parish
- Paróquia são José – MunhavaTown not recordedView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
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.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
In Mozambique, the ecclesiastical province of Beira has as its Metropolitan See the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beira (Latin: Beiren(sis)).
This see in the wire
Stories that name this see
The wire's resolver matched this see in the text of each story.
- Mozambique Bishops call for clarity on Bishop Osório Citora Afonso's death
- Mozambique Bishops await official response on Bishop Osorio's death
- Bishops in Mozambique await official response on Bishop Osorio's death
- Bishop Antonio Manuel Bogaio Constantino presides over Catechist Day Mass in Beira
- Fr. Sílvio Sirico Francisco Anovo urges pilgrims to reject violence
Filed by the see itself
Published on the see's own news feed. A diocese reports on the whole Church, so these are often about somewhere else.
- Archdiocese of Beira announces SEBINA 13
- Bishops of Mozambique reflect on the violent death of Dom Osório Citora Afonso
- Diocese of Cork and Ross plans World Youth Day 2027 pilgrimage
- Bishop Januário Machaze Nhangumbe dies at 92
- Conferência Episcopal de Moçambique announces VII Semana Bíblica Nacional
17 stories in the wire either name this see or come from its own feed. Read the wire.