Francisco Chimoio, O.F.M. Cap. (born 6 December 1947), is a Mozambican Roman Catholic bishop. He has been the Roman Catholic archbishop of Maputo, Mozambique, since 2003.
Chimoio was born in Búzi-Sofala, Mozambique. He was ordained a Roman Catholic priest on 9 December 1979. Pope John Paul II appointed him to the position of bishop of Pemba on 5 December 2000. The bishop's consecration took place on 25 February 2001. On 22 February 2003, John Paul II elevated him to the position of archbishop of Maputo; he is the head of the catholic church in Mozambique.
HIV claims
In 2007, Chimoio he was quoted as having said that some condoms and anti-retroviral medication made in Europe have been deliberately infected with HIV "in order to finish quickly the African people".[1] He later explained that he had been misinterpreted.
References
^"Shock at archbishop condom claim". BBC. 26 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
External links
Francisco Chimoio page at Catholic Hierarchy
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francisco, chimoio, born, december, 1947, mozambican, roman, catholic, bishop, been, roman, catholic, archbishop, maputo, mozambique, since, 2003, most, reverendo, archbishop, maputo, churchroman, catholic, churcharchdiocesemaputoseemaputoappointed22, february. Francisco Chimoio O F M Cap born 6 December 1947 is a Mozambican Roman Catholic bishop He has been the Roman Catholic archbishop of Maputo Mozambique since 2003 The Most ReverendFrancisco ChimoioO F M Cap Archbishop of MaputoFrancisco Chimoio ChurchRoman Catholic ChurchArchdioceseMaputoSeeMaputoAppointed22 February 2003PredecessorAlexandre Jose Maria dos SantosOrdersOrdination9 December 1979Consecration25 February 2001by Jaime Pedro GoncalvesPersonal detailsBornFrancisco Chimoio 1947 12 06 6 December 1947 age 75 Buzi Sofala MozambiquePrevious post s Bishop of Pemba 2000 03 Apostolic Administrator of Pemba 2003 04 President of the Mozambican Episcopal Conference 2015 18 Contents 1 Life 2 HIV claims 3 References 4 External linksLife EditChimoio was born in Buzi Sofala Mozambique He was ordained a Roman Catholic priest on 9 December 1979 Pope John Paul II appointed him to the position of bishop of Pemba on 5 December 2000 The bishop s consecration took place on 25 February 2001 On 22 February 2003 John Paul II elevated him to the position of archbishop of Maputo he is the head of the catholic church in Mozambique HIV claims EditIn 2007 Chimoio he was quoted as having said that some condoms and anti retroviral medication made in Europe have been deliberately infected with HIV in order to finish quickly the African people 1 He later explained that he had been misinterpreted References Edit Shock at archbishop condom claim BBC 26 September 2007 Retrieved 2007 09 26 External links EditFrancisco Chimoio page at Catholic Hierarchy This article about a Roman Catholic archbishop is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Mozambican biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francisco Chimoio amp oldid 1123001318, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
