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Suffragan diocese Inhambane, Mozambique

Diocese of Inhambane

Inhambanian(us)

The Diocese of Inhambane is a Latin Church diocese in Mozambique, erected in 1962 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Maputo. Bishop Ernesto Maguengue has led the diocese since 2022.

On the map

Esri
Inhambane, Mozambique, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1962
Catholics
324,000
Priests
50
Territory
68,476 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
Ernesto Maguengue
Born
2 August 1964
Birthplace
Chidenguele

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The cathedral

Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Conceicao stands in Inhambane, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Centered on the Mozambican city of Inhambane, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Inhambane (Latin: Inhambanian(us)) belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Maputo.

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