Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nampula
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nampula (Latin: Nampulen(sis)) is an archbishopric and the metropolitan see for one of the three ecclesiastical provinces in Mozambique in (south)eastern Africa, yet still depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
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Quick Facts Archdiocese of Nampula Archidioecesis Nampulensis, Location ...
Archdiocese of Nampula Archidioecesis Nampulensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Mozambique |
Ecclesiastical province | Nampula |
Statistics | |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2015) 4,000,000 536,700 (13.4%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 4 September 1940 |
Cathedral | Our Lady of Fatima Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Inácio Saure, I.M.C. |
Auxiliary Bishops | Ernesto Maguengue |
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Its cathedral is the Catedral Metropolitana de Nossa Senhora de Fátima, dedicated to the diocesan patron saint Our Lady of Fatima, in Nampula.