Germano Grachane C.M. (born May 4, 1942 in Zandamela,

Zavala District Zavala District is a district of Inhambane Province in south-east Mozambique. Its principal town is Zavala. The district is located at the east of the province, and borders with Inharrime District in the north and with Manjacaze District of Gaz ...

) is a Mozambican clergyman, who is the Bishop of

Nacala Nacala (also known as Cidade de Nacala or Nacala-Porto) is a city on the northern coast of Mozambique. Located in the southwestern indentation of inner Fernao Veloso Bay, it is the deepest natural port on the east coast of Africa. Nacala serves a ...

. He was ordained a priest of the Congregation of the Vincentians on 24 May 1970. On 22 January 1990

Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 16 October 1978 until Death and funeral of Pope John Paul II, his death in 2005. In his you ...

appointed him auxiliary bishop in

Nampula Nampula is the capital city of Nampula Province in Northern Mozambique. With a population of 743,125 (2017 census), it is the third-largest city in Mozambique after Maputo and Matola. The city is located in the interior of Nampula Province, appro ...

and Titular Bishop of Thunusuda. He received his episcopal consecration as Archbishop of Nampula from

Manuel Vieira Pinto Manuel da Silva Vieira Pinto (8 December 1923 – 30 April 2020) was a Portuguese-born prelate of the Catholic Church in Mozambique. Pinto was born in São Pedro de Aboim, Amarante, Portugal, and was ordained a priest on 7 August 1949. He was ap ...

, on June 3 of that year; Co-consecrators were Paulo Mandlate, Bishop of

Tete Tete may refer to: * Tete, Mozambique, a city in Mozambique *Tété (born 1975), a French musician *Tetê (born 2000), a Brazilian footballer *Tete Montoliu (1933–1997), Spanish jazz pianist **''Tete!'', an album by Tete Montoliu *Tete Province ...

, and

Júlio Duarte Langa Júlio Duarte Langa (born 27 October 1927) is a Mozambican prelate of the Catholic Church. He was bishop of Xai-Xai from 24 October 1976 until 12 July 2004. He was made a cardinal in 2015. Education Júlio Duarte Langa was born on 27 October ...

, Bishop of

Xai-Xai Xai-Xai () is a city in the south of Mozambique. Until 1975, the city was named João Belo. It is the capital of Gaza Province. As of 2007 it has a population of 116,343. History Portuguese rule Xai-Xai, formerly João Belo, developed in the ...

. On 11 October 1991 he was appointed Bishop of Nacala.

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