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.
Francisco Chimoio | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Maputo | |
 Francisco Chimoio. | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Maputo |
| See | Maputo |
| Appointed | 22 February 2003 |
| Predecessor | Alexandre José Maria dos Santos |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 9 December 1979 |
| Consecration | 25 February 2001 by Jaime Pedro Gonçalves |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francisco Chimoio 6 December 1947 |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop 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.
References
- "Shock at archbishop condom claim". BBC. 26 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-26.