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

• July 21, 1963: Established as Diocese of Vila Cabral from the Diocese of Nampula
• July 29, 1976: Renamed as Diocese of Lichinga

Leadership

• Bishops of Vila Cabral (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Eurico Dias Nogueira (1964.07.10 – 1972.02.19), appointed Bishop of Sá da Bandeira, Angola; future Archbishop
  • Bishop Luís Gonzaga Ferreira da Silva, S.J. (1972.11.10 – 1976.07.29 see below)
• Bishops of Lichinga (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Luís Gonzaga Ferreira da Silva, S.J. (see above 1976.07.29 – 2003.01.25)
  • Bishop Hilário Da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M. (2003.04.05 - 2008.01.25), appointed Bishop of Quelimane
  • Bishop Elio Giovanni Greselin, S.C.I. (2008.12.30 - 2015.02.08)
  • Bishop Atanasio Amisse Canira (since 2015.02.08)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Mozambique

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy