Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maputo
{{Short description|Roman Catholic archdiocese in Mozambique}}
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|pope={{Incumbent pope}} |bishop_title=Archbishop
|bishop= João Carlos Hatoa Nunes
|metro_archbishop=|coadjutor=
|auxiliary_bishops=António Juliasse Ferreira Sandramo
|vicar_general=
|emeritus_bishops=Alexandre José Maria Cardinal dos Santos, O.F.M.
Francisco Chimoio, OFM Cap
|map=|map_alt=|map_caption=|website=[http://www.arquidiocesedemaputo.org/ www.arquidiocesedemaputo.org]|footnotes=}}The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maputo ({{langx|la|Maputensis}}) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Maputo in Mozambique.
History
- 21 January 1612: Established as a prelature nullius from the Diocese of Goa{{cite book|last1=Kenny, O.P.|first1=Joseph|title=The Catholic Church in Tropical Africa 1445-1850|date=1982|publisher=Ibadan University Press & Dominican Publications|url=http://www.dhspriory.org/kenny/ccta/DefaultCCTA.htm|accessdate=9 September 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207035006/http://www.dhspriory.org/kenny/ccta/DefaultCCTA.htm|archivedate=7 February 2016}}{{cite book|url=http://www.scielo.org.za/pdf/she/v39n2/19.pdf|first=Júlio André |last=Vilanculos|authorlink=|title=The role played by Church and State in the democratisation process in Mozambique, 1975-2004 |pages= |publisher=Department of Church History and Church Polity, University of Pretoria|date=|isbn=|quote=The second missionary expedition in Mozambique began in January 1612 after the papal bull was issued by Pope Paulo V, who elevated Mozambique to a “Prelature Nullius”. Prelature Nullius means a certain area of Roman Catholic Church that is functioning without a Prelate/Bishop. In such a situation, the Pope chooses an Administrator to run the activities of the Church.}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=78xJAQAAMAAJ&dq=Apostolic+Vicariate+mozambique&pg=PA190|first=|last=|authorlink=|title=Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1|pages=190 |publisher=Robert Appleton Company|date=1907|isbn=}}
- 1783: Promoted as Territorial Prelature of Mozambique
- 4 September 1940: Promoted as Archdiocese of Lourenço Marques
- 18 September 1976: Renamed Archdiocese of Maputo
Cathedral
The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (Catedral Metropolitana de Nossa Senhora da Conceição) in Maputo.
Bishops
=Ordinaries=
== Prelates Nullius of Mozambique ==
- Domingos Torrado, O.S.A. (1612), auxiliary bishop of Goa, named by Pope Paul VI but died in Goa before leaving for Africa
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== Prelates of Mozambique ==
- Amaro José de São Tomás, OP (18 July 1783 – 18 July 1801)
- Vasco José a Domina Nostra de Bona Morte Lobo, CRSA (26 June 1805 – 17 December 1811)
- Joaquim de Nossa Senhora de Nazareth Oliveira e Abreu, OFM Ref (17 December 1811 – 23 August 1819), appointed Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
- Bartholomeu de Martyribus Maya, OCD (10 November 1819 – 1828)
- Antonio Tomas da Silva Leitão e Castro (30 January 1883 – 27 March 1884), appointed Bishop of Angola e Congo, Angola
- Henrique José Reed da Silva (27 March 1884 – 14 March 1887), appointed Bishop of São Tomé of Meliapore, India
- Antonio Dias Ferreira (14 March 1887 – 1 June 1891), appointed Bishop of Angola e Congo, Angola
- António José de Sousa Barroso (12 February 1891 – 11 October 1897), appointed Bishop of São Tomé of Meliapore, India
- Sebastião José Pereira (16 November 1897 – 23 July 1900)
- Antonio José Gomes Cardoso (Apostolic administrator; 17 December 1900 – 23 July 1901)
- António Moutinho (21 August 1901 – 14 November 1904), appointed Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
- Francisco Ferreira da Silva (14 November 1904 – 8 May 1920)
- Joaquim Rafael Maria d’Assunçâo Pitinho, OFM (16 December 1920 – 15 November 1935), appointed Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
- Teodósio de Gouveia (18 May 1936 – 4 September 1940 see below); future Cardinal
== Archbishops of Maputo ==
Until 1976, the Archbishop of Maputo was titled the Archbishop of Lourenço Marques.
- Teodósio de Gouveia (see above 4 September 1940 – 6 February 1962) (Cardinal in 1946; attended 1958 papal conclave)
- Custódio Alvim Pereira (3 August 1962 – 26 August 1974)
- Alexandre José Maria dos Santos, OFM (23 December 1974 – 22 February 2003) (Cardinal in 1988)
- Francisco Chimoio, OFM Cap (22 February 2003 – 5 May 2023)
- João Carlos Hatoa Nunes (since 5 May 2023 – …)
=Auxiliary Bishops=
- António Juliasse Ferreira Sandramo (2018-)
- João Carlos Hatoa Nunes (2011-2017), appointed Bishop of Chimoio
- Adriano Langa, O.F.M. (1997-2005), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Inhambane
- Custódio Alvim Pereira (1958-1962), appointed Archbishop here
=Other priests of this diocese who became bishops=
- Ernesto Maguengue, appointed Bishop of Pemba in 2004
- Lucio Andrice Muandula, appointed Bishop of Xai-Xai in 2004
Suffragan dioceses
See also
Notes
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References
- [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/Beir1.htm GCatholic.org]
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