Ernesto Maguengue


Ernesto Maguengue
Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique
Bishop Maguengue in 2015
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Maputo
SeeRoman Catholic Diocese of Inhambane
Appointed4 April 2022
Installed29 May 2022
PredecessorAdriano Langa
SuccessorIncumbent
Other posts1. Bishop of Pemba (24 June 2004 - 27 October 2012)
2. Auxiliary Bishop of Nampula (6 August 2014 - 4 April 2022)
3. Titular Bishop of Furnos Minor (6 August 2014 - 4 April 2022)
4. Apostolic Administrator of Nampula (25 July 2016 - 11 June 2017).
Orders
Ordination14 May 1989 by Alexandre José Maria Cardinal dos Santos
Consecration24 October 2004
by Cardinal Alexandre José Maria dos Santos
Personal details
BornErnesto Maguengue
(1964-08-02) 2 August 1964
Chidenguele, Diocese of Xai-Xai, Gaza Province, Mozambique
Styles of
Ernesto Maguengue
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Religious styleMonsignor

Ernesto Maguengue (born 2 August 1964) is a Mozambican Roman Catholic prelate, who is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Inhambane, in Mozambique, since 4 April 2022. Before that, from 6 August 2014 until 4 April 2022, he was Auxiliary Bishop of Nampula and Titular Bishop of Furnos Minor. Prior to then, from 24 June 2004 until 27 October 2012, he was the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pemba, in Mozambique. He was appointed bishop on 24 June 2004 by Pope John Paul II. He resigned at Pemba on 27 October 2012. He was transferred to Nampula on 6 August 2014. While auxiliary bishop there, he served as Apostolic Administrator of that dioces between 25 July 2016 and 11 June 2017. Pope Francis transferred him to Inhambane, as the local ordinary on 2 April 2022. He was installed there on 29 May 2022.