Roman Catholic Diocese of Xai-Xai

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Diocese of Xai-Xai

Dioecesis Xai-Xaiensis
Location
Country Mozambique
Metropolitan Maputo
Statistics
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Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
1,289,000
174,229 (13.5%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Lucio Andrice Muandula

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Xai-Xai (Latin: Xai-Xaien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Xai-Xai in the Ecclesiastical Province of Maputo in Mozambique.

On 31 January 2013, the incumbent Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Xai-Xai, Bishop Lucio Andrice Muandula, was appointed to serve as a Member of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples by Pope Benedict XVI.[1]

On Monday, March 30, 2015, the Rev. Fr. Alberto Vera de Aréjula was appointed Auxiliary Bishop-elect of Xai-Xai and Titular Bishop of Novabarbara by Pope Francis. [2][3]

History

  • 19 June 1970: Established as Diocese of João Belo from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lourenço Marques
  • 1 October 1976: Renamed as Diocese of Xai-Xai

Special churches

The cathedral is the Catedral São João Baptista (Cathedral of St. John the Baptist) in Xai-Xai.

Leadership

  • Bishops of Xai-Xai (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Lucio Andrice Muandula (since 2004.06.24)
    • Bishop Júlio Duarte Langa (1976.05.31 – 2004.06.24)
  • Bishops of João Belo (Roman rite)

See also

Source

  1. ↑ http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/30404.php?index=30404&lang=en
  2. ↑ http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2015/03/30/0229/00506.html
  3. ↑ http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=IE8Activity&a=http%3A%2F%2Fpress.vatican.va%2Fcontent%2Fsalastampa%2Fen%2Fbollettino%2Fpubblico%2F2015%2F03%2F30%2F0229%2F00506.html

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