Diocese of Quelimane

Diocese of Quelimane

*Dioecesis Quelimanensis*
Diocese of Quelimane; Dioecesis Quelimanensis
	The Old Cathedral of Quelimane
Location
Country	Mozambique
Metropolitan	Beira
Statistics
Area	62,557 km2 (24,153 sq mi)
Population Total; Catholics;	(as of 2025); 3,440,268; 1,366,593 (39.7%);
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral Nova
Patron saint	Our Lady of Liberation
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Sede vacante
Apostolic Administrator	Estêvão Ângelo Fernando
Bishops emeritus	Hilário da Cruz Massinga O.F.M.

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

History

6 October 1954 – The Diocese of Quelimane was established with territory taken from the Diocese of Beira.
6 December 1993 – Lost territory due to the erection of the Diocese of Gurúè
23 January 2025 – Lost territory due to the erection of the Diocese of Alto Molócuè.

The Cathedral is the Catedral Nova in Quelimane. The former cathedral is Catedral velha de Nossa Senhora do Livramento in Quelimane.

Francisco Nunes Teixeira (6 February 1955 – 23 December 1975)
Bernardo Filipe Governo, OFM Cap (31 May 1976 – 10 March 2007)
Hilário da Cruz Massinga, OFM (25 January 2008 – 11 August 2023, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Inhambane)
Osório Citora Afonso, I.M.C. (25 July 2025 – 6 June 2026)
- Estêvão Ângelo Fernando (since 12 June 2026), Apostolic Administrator

Bishop Estêvão Ângelo Fernando, appointed bishop of Alto Molócuè (since 23 January 2025)