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Suffragan diocese Chimoio, Mozambique

Diocese of Chimoio

Cimoian(us)

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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Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of Mary Immaculate, in Chimoio, Mozambique.

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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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