Suffragan diocese Chimoio, Mozambique
Diocese of Chimoio
Cimoian(us)
Latin Church
Latin Catholic diocese in Manica Province, Mozambique, erected in 1990 from the Archdiocese of Beira to which it is suffragan. Bishop Lucio Andrice Muandula was appointed by Pope Leo XIV in December 2025 and installed on 22 February 2026.
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- Established
- 1990
- Catholics
- 90,462
- Priests
- 51
- Territory
- 61,661 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
- Lucio Andrice Muandula
- Born
- 9 October 1959
- Birthplace
- Maputo
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Mary Immaculate stands in Chimoio, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
The city of Chimoio in Mozambique is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chimoio (Latin: Cimoian(us)), which belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Beira.
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Stories that name this see
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- CEM promotes formation of liturgical pastoral agents
- Dom Lúcio Muandula outlines Africa's path to 2028 Synod
- Agents of biblical pastoral meet in Chimoio
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