Archdiocese of Maputo

ARCHDIOCESE OF MAPUTO (Archidioecesis Maputensis)

Country : Mozambique
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1783 as Apostolic Prefecture of Mozambico
Elevated in 1940 to Archdiocese of Lourenço Marques
Renamed in 1976 to Archdiocese of Maputo

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Arms of Prelates

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  António José de Sousa Barroso (1891-1897)

Arms of Archbishops

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  Teodósio Clemente de Gouveia (1941-1962)

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  Custódio Alvim Pereira (1962-1974)

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  Alexandre José Maria dos Santos (1974-2003)

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  Francisco Chimoio (2003-present)

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