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Diocese of Lichinga

Dioecesis Lichingaensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Atanasio Amisse Canira, Bishop
  • Elio Giovanni Greselin, S.C.I., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 29 July 1976
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Nampula
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Mozambique
  • Square Kilometers: 129,362 (49,966 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://diocesedelichinga.wordpress.com/
  • Mailing Address: C.P. 111, Rua de Bagamoio, 90100 Lichinga [Niassa], Mocambique
  • Telephone: 617.86.737

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Vila Cabral
21 July 1963ErectedDiocese of Nampula (Nyassa) Diocese of Vila Cabral (erected)
Diocese of Lichinga
29 July 1976Name ChangedDiocese of Vila Cabral Diocese of Lichinga
4 June 1984Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Lichinga (from Maputa)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Vila Cabral
197060,130278,01421.6%1528431,39837702ap1971
Diocese of Lichinga
198079,276463,00017.1%216184,404173715ap1981
1990110,000555,54919.8%212147,857152821ap1991
1999187,206778,00024.1%616228,509206520ap2000
2000196,207798,00024.6%1014248,175217018ap2001
2001197,557802,21224.6%1112238,589247318ap2002
2002203,378819,54924.8%1115267,822296620ap2003
2003204,275839,56924.3%1316297,043376422ap2004
2004194,485839,56923.2%1416306,482357321ap2005
2013220,1601,190,00018.5%2116375,950198821ap2014
2016252,0001,283,00019.6%2513386,631159321ap2017
2019272,6001,387,10019.7%2413377,3671610121ap2020
2021294,1751,497,69019.6%2614407,354179821ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Vila Cabral
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 56, Page 499, and Page 500
  • Diocese of Lichinga
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 68, Page 567
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 75, Page 835, and Page 836

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