Francisco Chimoio
Francisco Chimoio | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Maputo | |
 Francisco Chimoio, Archbishop of Maputo | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Archdiocese of Maputo |
| In office | 2003 - |
| Predecessor | Alexandre José Maria dos Santos |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of the Diocese of Pemba |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1979 |
| Consecration | 25 February 2001 by Pope John Paul II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 December 1947 |
Francisco Chimoio, O.F.M. Cap. (born 6 December 1947), is a Mozambican Roman Catholic bishop. He has been the Roman Catholic archbishop of Maputo, Mozambique, since 2003.
Life
Chimoio was born in Búzi-Sofala, Mozambique. He was ordained a Roman Catholic priest on 9 December 1979. Pope John Paul II appointed him 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 II elevated him to the position of archbishop of Maputo; he is the head of the catholic church in Mozambique.
HIV claims
In 2007, Chimoio he was quoted has having said 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] He later explained that he had been misinterpreted.
References
- ^ "Shock at archbishop condom claim". BBC. 26 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
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