Roman Catholic Diocese of Pemba

Diocese of Pemba Dioecesis Pembana
Location
Country	Mozambique
Metropolitan	Nampula
Statistics
Area	82,625 km2 (31,902 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004) 1,400,000 400,000 (28.6%)
Information
Rite	Roman Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	António Juliasse Ferreira Sandramo
Bishops emeritus	Januário Machaze Nhangumbe

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pemba (Latin: Pemban(a)) is a diocese located in the city of Pemba in the Ecclesiastical province of Nampula in Mozambique.

History

• April 5, 1957: Established as Diocese of Porto Amélia from the Diocese of Nampula
• September 17, 1976: Renamed as Diocese of Pemba

Leadership

• Bishops of Porto Amélia (Latin Church)
  • Bishop José dos Santos Garcia, S.M.P. (1957.04.05 – 1975.01.15)
  • Bishop Januário Machaze Nhangumbe (1975.01.15 – 1976.09.17 see below)
• Bishops of Pemba (Latin Church)
  • Bishop Januário Machaze Nhangumbe (see above 1976.09.17 – 1993.11.08)
  • Bishop Tomé Makhweliha, S.C.I. (1997.10.24 – 2000.11.16), appointed Archbishop of Nampula
  • Bishop Francisco Chimoio, O.F.M. Cap. (2000.12.05 – 2003.02.22), appointed Archbishop of Maputo
  • Bishop Ernesto Maguengue (2004.06.24 – 2012.10.27), resigned; later appointed auxiliary bishop of Nampula
  • Bishop Luiz Fernando Lisboa (2013.03.12 – 2021.02.11), appointed Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim
  • Bishop António Juliasse Ferreira Sandramo (2022.03.08 – ...)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Mozambique

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy