Francisco Chimoio
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
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| Senior posting | |
| See | Archdiocese of Maputo |
| Title | Archbishop of Maputo |
| Period in office | 2003 - |
| Predecessor | Cardinal Alexandre José María dos Santos |
| Religious career | |
| Priestly ordination | 1979 |
| Previous bishoprics | Diocese of Pemba |
| Previous post | Bishop |
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| Date of birth | 6 December 1947 |
| Place of birth | Búzi-Sofala, Mozambique |
Francisco Chimoio, O.F.M. Cap. (6 December 1947 - ) has been the Roman Catholic archbishop of Maputo, Mozambique, since 2003. There is a chance, that like his predecessors Cardinal Teodosio Clemente de Gouveia and Alexandre Jose Maria Cardinal dos Santos, Archbishop Chimoio could be named a Cardinal.
[edit] Life
Francisco Chimoio was born in Búzi-Sofala, Mozambique on 6 December 1947. On 9 December 1979 he was ordained a Roman Catholic priest. Pope John Paul II appointed Francisco Chimoio to the position of bishop of Pemba on 5 December 2000. The bishop's consecration took place on 25 February 2001. On 22 February 2003 John Paul elevated him to the position of archbishop of Maputo.
In 2007, Chimoio claimed, in what many considered to be a highly dubious and questionable statement, that some condoms and anti-retroviral medication made in Europe have been deliberately infected with HIV "in order to finish quickly the African people".[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "Shock at archbishop condom claim". BBC. 26 September 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7014335.stm. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
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