Archdiocese of Beira
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 == Special churches == The seat of the archbishop is Catedral Metropolitana de Nossa Senhora de Rosario (Cathedral Church of Our Lady of the Rosary) in Beira.