Diocese of Lichinga
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lichinga is a diocese located in the city of Lichinga in the ecclesiastical province of Nampula in Mozambique.
History
- 21 July 1963: Established as Diocese of Vila Cabral from the Diocese of Nampula
- 29 July 1976: Renamed as Diocese of Lichinga
Leadership
- Bishops of Vila Cabral
- * Bishop Eurico Dias Nogueira, appointed Bishop of Sá da Bandeira, Angola; future Archbishop
- * Bishop Luís Gonzaga Ferreira da Silva, S.J.
- Bishops of Lichinga
- * Bishop Luís Gonzaga Ferreira da Silva, S.J.
- * Bishop Hilário da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M., appointed Bishop of Quelimane
- * Bishop Elio Giovanni Greselin, S.C.I.
- * Bishop Atanasio Amisse Canira