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 (Roman rite) Bishop Eurico Dias Nogueira (10 July 1964 – 19 February 1972), appointed Bishop of Sá da Bandeira, Angola; future Archbishop Bishop Luís Gonzaga Ferreira da Silva, S.J. (10 November 1972 – 29 July 1976) Bishops of Lichinga (Roman rite) Bishop Luís Gonzaga Ferreira da Silva, S.J. (29 July 1976 – 25 January 2003) Bishop Hilário da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M. (5 April 2003 – 25 January 2008), appointed Bishop of Quelimane Bishop Elio Giovanni Greselin, S.C.I. (30 December 2008 – 8 February 2015) Bishop Atanasio Amisse Canira (since 8 February 2015)
See also Roman Catholicism in Mozambique
Sources GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy