Archdiocese of Beira

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beira (Latin: Beiren(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Beira in Mozambique.

History

• 4 September 1940: Established as Diocese of Beira from the Territorial Prelature of Mozambique
• 6 October 1954: Lost territory due to the erection of the Diocese of Quelimane
• 4 June 1984: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Beira

Special churches

The seat of the archbishop is Catedral Metropolitana de Nossa Senhora de Rosario (Cathedral Church of Our Lady of the Rosary) in Beira.

Bishops

• Bishops of Beira (Roman rite)
• Metropolitan Archbishops of Beira (Roman rite) Archbishop Jaime Pedro Gonçalves (see below 4 June 1984 – 14 January 2012); Archbishop Claudio Dalla Zuanna, S.C.I. (29 June 2012 – 10 April 2026); formerly, Vicar General of the Dehonians; Bishop Osório Citora Afonso, I.M.C. (10 April 2026 – 6 June 2026), Apostolic Administrator; Bishop António Manuel Bogaio Constantino, M.C.C.I. (since 12 June 2026), Apostolic Administrator

Coadjutor Bishop

• Jaime Pedro Gonçalves (1975-1976)

Auxiliary Bishop

• Francisco João Silota, M. Afr. (1988-1990), appointed Bishop of Chimoio

Another priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Francisco Nunes Teixeira, appointed Bishop of Quelimane in 1955

Suffragan dioceses

• Chimoio
• Quelimane
• Tete
• Caia^[1]