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Diocese of Lichinga Dioecesis Lichingaensis
Location
Country	Mozambique
Metropolitan	Nampula
Statistics
Area	129,362 km2 (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

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

Leadership

• Bishops of Vila Cabral (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Eurico Dias Nogueira (1964.07.10 – 1972.02.19), appointed Bishop of Sá da Bandeira, Angola; future Archbishop
  • Bishop Luís Gonzaga Ferreira da Silva, S.J. (1972.11.10 – 1976.07.29 see below)
• Bishops of Lichinga (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Luís Gonzaga Ferreira da Silva, S.J. (see above 1976.07.29 – 2003.01.25)
  • Bishop Hilário Da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M. (2003.04.05 - 2008.01.25), appointed Bishop of Quelimane
  • Bishop Elio Giovanni Greselin, S.C.I. (2008.12.30 - 2015.02.08)
  • Bishop Atanasio Amisse Canira (since 2015.02.08)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Mozambique

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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