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Archdiocese of Beira

*Archidioecesis Beirensis*
Archdiocese of Beira; Archidioecesis Beirensis
	Cathedral Church of Our Lady of the Rosary in Beira
Location
Country	Mozambique
Ecclesiastical province	Beira
Statistics
Population Total; Catholics;	(as of 2018); 1,809,630; 1,005,480 (55.6%);
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	4 September 1940
Cathedral	Cathedral Church of Our Lady of the Rosary in Beira, Beira
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Archbishop	sede vacante
Apostolic Administrator	António Manuel Bogaio Constantino, M.C.C.I.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Beira (Latin: Beiren(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Beira in Mozambique.

History

4 September 1940: Established as Diocese of Beira from the Territorial Prelature of Mozambique
6 October 1954: Lost territory due to the erection of the Diocese of Quelimane
4 June 1984: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Beira

Bishops of Beira (Roman rite)
- Bishop Sebastião Soares de Resende (21 April 1943 – 25 January 1967)
- Bishop Manuel Ferreira Cabral (3 July 1967 – 1 July 1971)
- Bishop Altino Ribeiro de Santana (1972 – 27 February 1973)
- Bishop Ernesto Gonçalves Costa, O.F.M. (23 December 1974 – 3 December 1976)
- Bishop Jaime Pedro Gonçalves (3 December 1976 – 4 June 1984 see below)
Metropolitan Archbishops of Beira (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Jaime Pedro Gonçalves (see below 4 June 1984 – 14 January 2012)
- Archbishop Claudio Dalla Zuanna, S.C.I. (29 June 2012 – 10 April 2026); formerly, Vicar General of the Dehonians
- Bishop Osório Citora Afonso, I.M.C. (10 April 2026 – 6 June 2026), Apostolic Administrator
- Bishop António Manuel Bogaio Constantino, M.C.C.I. (since 12 June 2026), Apostolic Administrator