Roman Catholic Diocese of Gurúè

Diocese of Gurué Dioecesis Guruensis
Location
Country	Mozambique
Metropolitan	Nampula
Statistics
Area	42,451 km2 (16,390 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,428,000 239,000 (16.7%)
Information
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Inácio Lucas Mwita

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

History

• December 6, 1993: Established as the Diocese of Gurué from the Diocese of Quelimane

Leadership

• Bishops of Gurué (Latin Church)
  • Manuel Chuanguira Machado (December 6, 1993 – October 9, 2009)
  • Francisco Lerma Martínez (March 24, 2010 – April 24, 2019)
  • Inácio Lucas (February 2, 2021 – present)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Mozambique

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
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