Francisco Chimoio

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 Reverend

Francisco Chimoio

O.F.M. Cap.
Archbishop of Maputo
Francisco Chimoio.
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseMaputo
SeeMaputo
Appointed22 February 2003
PredecessorAlexandre José Maria dos Santos
Orders
Ordination9 December 1979
Consecration25 February 2001
by Jaime Pedro Gonçalves
Personal details
Birth nameFrancisco Chimoio
Born (1947-12-06) 6 December 1947
Búzi-Sofala, Mozambique
Previous postBishop of Pemba (2000-03)
Apostolic Administrator of Pemba (2003-04)
President of the Mozambican Episcopal Conference (2015-18)

Life

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.

gollark: The laws of most countries are complicated enough now that nobody can actually know and understand all of them, or even the ones which directly affect them. Also, I'm responding kind of slowly because my internet service is bad right now and randomly dropping out every few minutes.
gollark: (then, not than)
gollark: It would probably be best to make a government which is actually competent, *somehow*, then have it do more things.
gollark: Look at the whole mess with COVID-19 testing in the US.
gollark: Because often the government is *awful* at its job.

References
  1. "Shock at archbishop condom claim". BBC. 26 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-26.



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