Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary

Marian Advocation of Beira (Archdiocese of Beira)
Recognized by the Church

It is the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Beira, dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary, in the city of Beira, Mozambique. It was built between 1958 and 1962 in modern style, with concrete blocks and large glass. The seat was raised to the diocese in 1940 and to the archdiocese in 1984.

Main data

Origin and history

It is the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Beira, dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary, in the city of Beira, Mozambique. It was built between 1958 and 1962 in modern style, with concrete blocks and large glass. The seat was raised to the diocese in 1940 and to the archdiocese in 1984.

The image and the sanctuary

The temple is of modern lines, with concrete blocks and large vitrals. There is no documented description of a specific headline image. He suffered damage to cyclone Idai in 2019.

Sponsorship and coronation

It is not available.

Party and devotion

The feast of Our Lady of the Rosary is held on October 7. After cyclone Idai, the cathedral became a place of prayer for families who lost their homes, a sign of hope for the population; stories of concrete miracles do not consist of verifiable sources.

Link to the Rosary

This cathedral bears the very title of the Rosary, so that its liturgical life revolves around Marian prayer par excellence. In its walls, damaged and rebuilt after the disaster, the people of Beira pray the Rosary for comfort and reconstruction. Each mystery remembered unites the pain of the families to the hope of the Virgin.