Roman Catholic Diocese of Tete

Diocese of Tete

Dioecesis Tetiensis
Location
CountryMozambique
MetropolitanBeira
Statistics
Area100,715 km2 (38,886 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2004)
  • 1,210,000
  • 245,000 (20.2%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopDiamantino Guapo Antunes, I.M.C.

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

History

  • May 6, 1962: Established as Diocese of Tete from the Diocese of Beira

Leadership

  • Bishops of Tete (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Félix Niza Ribeiro (20 December 1962 – 19 February 1972), appointed Bishop of João Belo
    • Bishop Augusto César Alves Ferreira da Silva, C.M. (19 February 1972 – 31 May 1976)
    • Bishop Paulo Mandlate, S.S.S. (31 May 1976 — 18 April 2009)
    • Bishop Inácio Saure, I.M.C. (12 April 2011 — 11 April 2017), appointed Archbishop of Nampula
    • Bishop Diamantino Guapo Antunes, I.M.C. (22 Mar 2019–present)

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