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Suffragan diocese Caia, Mozambique

Diocese of Caia

Caian(us)

The Diocese of Caia is a Latin Church diocese in Sofala Province, Mozambique, erected on December 23, 2025 by Pope Leo XIV from territory of the Archdiocese of Beira and the dioceses of Chimoio, Quelimane and Tete. Its first bishop is the Comboni missionary Antonio Manuel Bogaio Constantino, and it is suffragan to Beira.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of Saint Matthew the Apostle, in Caia, Mozambique.

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Established
2025
Catholics
153,149
Priests
23
Territory
54,569 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
António Manuel Bogaio Constantino
Born
9 November 1969
Birthplace
Beira
Institute
MISSIONARI COMBONIANI DEL CUORE DI GESÙ

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Saint Matthew the Apostle stands in Caia, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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