Paulo Mandlate
Paulo Mandlate S.S.S. (4 February 1934 – 21 August 2019) was a Mozambican prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the Bishop of Tete from 1976 to 2009.
He was born in Gaza Province on 4 February 1934.[1]
He was ordained a priest of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament on 6 January 1968. Pope Paul VI named Mandlate Bishop of Tete on 31 May 1976, and he was ordained a bishop on 26 September of that year.[2]
He was the first black to head that diocese.[1]
He retired as bishop on 18 April 2009.[2]
He died in Maputo on 21 August 2019 at the age of 85.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "President pays tribute to Bishop Emeritus of Tete, Dom Paulo Mandlate". Club of Mozambique may. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Lutto nell'episcopato" (PDF). Osservatore Romano. 26–27 August 2019. p. 7. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
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