Roman Catholic Diocese of Xai-Xai

Diocese of Xai-Xai
Dioecesis Xai-Xaiensis
Location
Country Mozambique
Metropolitan Maputo
Statistics
Area 75,709 km2 (29,231 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
1,289,000
174,229 (13.5%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Lucio Andrice Muandula

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Xai-Xai (Latin: Xai-Xaien(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Xai-Xai in the Ecclesiastical Province of Maputo in Mozambique.

On 31 January 2013, the incumbent Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Xai-Xai, Bishop Lucio Andrice Muandula, was appointed to serve as a Member of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples by Pope Benedict XVI.[1]

On Monday, March 30, 2015, the Rev. Fr. Alberto Vera de Aréjula was appointed Auxiliary Bishop-elect of Xai-Xai and Titular Bishop of Novabarbara by Pope Francis. [2][3]

History

Special churches

The cathedral is the Catedral São João Baptista (Cathedral of St. John the Baptist) in Xai-Xai.

Leadership

See also

Source

Coordinates: 25°03′S 33°39′E / 25.050°S 33.650°E / -25.050; 33.650

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