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born 1947 Mozambique

Francisco Chimoio (6 December 1947 –) is a Mozambican prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Pemba and as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Maputo.

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We Bishops also need formation. We studied for the priesthood in the seminary and we had teachers who accompanied our journey of formation. When we are appointed Bishops our task becomes more difficult, there is more responsibility, there are more problems.

Thankfully there is no deep lying hatred among the people but the problem is that many former soldiers, used to earning their living by fighting, have turned into bandits and they harass the people. In this context the Church continues her work of evangelisation and human promotion, aware that hearts and minds cannot be changed immediately but only with patience and time.

I ask ACN to do everything in its power to enable the Biblia Sagrada Africana to be brought to Mozambique. I personally find this project very opportune, as it will allow us to have access to the Word of God, which we need very much, especially in the reflections and catechesis that we usually carry out in the 47 parishes of the Archdiocese of Maputo.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Francisco Chimoio (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.