Roman Catholic Diocese of Inhambane

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Diocese of Inhambane Dioecesis Inhambanianus
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Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Inhambane
Location
Country	Mozambique
Metropolitan	Maputo
Headquarters	Inhambane
Coordinates	23°51′47″S 35°22′46″E / 23.86308670°S 35.37933110°E / -23.86308670; 35.37933110
Statistics
Area	68,476 km2 (26,439 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2017) 1,762,604 324,000 (18.1%)
Parishes	22
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	August 3, 1962 (1962-08-03)
Patron saint	Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Secular priests	50
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Ernesto Maguengue

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Inhambane (Latin: Inhambanian(us)) is a diocese located in the city of Inhambane in the ecclesiastical province of Maputo in Mozambique.

• August 3, 1962: Established as Diocese of Inhambane from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lourenço Marques

The Cathedral is Catedral da Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception) in Inhambane.

• Bishops of Inhambane (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Ernesto Gonçalves Costa, O.F.M. (27 October 1962 – 23 December 1974)
  • Bishop Alberto Setele (20 November 1975 – 7 September 2006)
  • Bishop Adriano Langa, O.F.M. (7 September 2006 – 4 April 2022)
  • Bishop Ernesto Maguengue (since 4 April 2022)

• Adriano Langa, O.F.M. (2005-2006)

• Roman Catholicism in Mozambique

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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