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Diocese of Lichinga Dioecesis Lichingaensis
Location
Country	Mozambique
Metropolitan	Nampula
Statistics
Area	129,362 km (49,947 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 839,569 194,485 (23.2%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Hilário Da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lichinga (Latin: Lichingaën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Lichinga in the ecclesiastical province of Nampula in Mozambique.

History

• 21 July 1963: Established as Diocese of Vila Cabral from the Diocese of Nampula
• 29 July 1976: Renamed as Diocese of Lichinga

Leadership

• Bishops of Vila Cabral (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Eurico Dias Nogueira (10 July 1964 – 19 February 1972), appointed Bishop of Sá da Bandeira, Angola; future Archbishop
  • Bishop Luís Gonzaga Ferreira da Silva, S.J. (10 November 1972 – 29 July 1976)
• Bishops of Lichinga (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Luís Gonzaga Ferreira da Silva, S.J. (29 July 1976 – 25 January 2003)
  • Bishop Hilário Da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M. (5 April 2003 – 25 January 2008), appointed Bishop of Quelimane
  • Bishop Elio Giovanni Greselin, S.C.I. (30 December 2008 – 8 February 2015)
  • Bishop Atanasio Amisse Canira (since 8 February 2015)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Mozambique

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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