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Suffragan diocese Nacala, Mozambique

Diocese of Nacala

Nacalan(us)

The Diocese of Nacala is a Latin Catholic see in northeastern Mozambique, erected in 1991 from territory of the Archdiocese of Nampula, to which it is suffragan. Its cathedral is dedicated to Our Lady of Good Voyage.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem, in Nacala, Mozambique.

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Established
1991
Catholics
276,000
Priests
40
Territory
26,000 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Alberto Vera Aréjula
Born
8 April 1957
Birthplace
Aguilar del Río Alhama
Institute
MERCEDARI

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The cathedral

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

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History

In Mozambique, the city of Nacala gives its name to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nacala (Latin: Nacalan(a)), a see within the ecclesiastical province of Nampula.

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