Diocese of Quelimane

Diocese of Quelimane Dioecesis Quelimanensis
The Old Cathedral of Quelimane
Location
Country	Mozambique
Metropolitan	Beira
Statistics
Area	62,557 km2 (24,153 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2025) 3,440,268 1,366,593 (39.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral Nova
Patron saint	Our Lady of Liberation
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Osório Citora Afonso, I.M.C.
Bishops emeritus	Hilário da Cruz Massinga O.F.M.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Quelimane (Latin: Quelimanen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Quelimane in the ecclesiastical province of Beira in Mozambique.

History

• 6 October 1954 – The Diocese of Quelimane was established with territory taken from the Diocese of Beira.
• 6 December 1993 – Lost territory due to the erection of the Diocese of Gurúè
• 23 January 2025 – Lost territory due to the erection of the Diocese of Alto Molócuè.

Cathedral

The Cathedral is the Catedral Nova in Quelimane. The former cathedral is Catedral velha de Nossa Senhora do Livramento in Quelimane.

Bishops of Quelimane

1. Francisco Nunes Teixeira (6 February 1955 – 23 December 1975)
2. Bernardo Filipe Governo, OFM Cap (31 May 1976 – 10 March 2007)
3. Hilário da Cruz Massinga, OFM (25 January 2008 – 11 August 2023, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Inhambane)
4. Osório Citora Afonso, I.M.C. (since 25 July 2025)

Priests of this diocese appointed bishops elsewhere

• • Bishop Estêvão Ângelo Fernando, appointed bishop of Alto Molócuè (since 23 January 2025)

See also

• Catholic Church in Mozambique
• List of Catholic dioceses in Mozambique

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy