Osorio Citora Afonso était évêque de Quelimane depuis août 2025 et avait été nommé en avril administrateur intérimaire de l’archidiocèse de Beira (centre), dont dépend le diocèse de Quelimane, par le pape Léon XIV.
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Catholic Bishop Killed in Mozambique
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A Catholic bishop, Osorio Citora Afonso, was shot and killed in Mozambique. He was the bishop of Quelimane and had been appointed as the interim administrator of the Beira archdiocese by Pope Leon XIV. The police reported that he was shot in the chest, at the heart. This incident adds to the ongoing regional crises in Africa, marked by violence and instability.