Francisco Chimoio

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.

Quotes

• 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.
  • “We must work with patience to overcome the culture of violence left by the war promoting the values of the Gospel” says Archbishop of Maputo (1 July 2003) Fides News Agency

• 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.
  • A unique experience which has enriched us enormously and strengthened our communion with the Pope and with all Bishops”: student Bishops share their impressions at the end of the study seminar organised by the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples. (20 September 2004) Fides News Agency

• Peace brought to us by Christ is the attitude of all those who practice the laws of justice and love, established by God for harmony in creation. The Church must make an appeal to Africa, to have a pure conscience to work honestly towards the common good. The Church must also be the voice of those who have no say, to courageously denounce all those plans that make men slaves. We must make an effort to create internal and external peace and maintain it, fruit of victory and self-discipline.
  • - H. Exc. Mons. Francisco CHIMOIO, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Maputo (MOZAMBIQUE) (8 October 2009) Press Office of the Holy See

• 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.
  • Feeding Mozambique's Hunger for the Word of God (4 August 2023) Aid to the Church in Need