Roman Catholic Diocese of Lichinga

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.

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.

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