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The Catholic Bishop of Quelimane, Mozambique, Osório Cîtora Afonso, has died after being shot by gunmen in his residence. He “died this morning after being shot in the heart in his residence,” according to a report by Catholic World News this Saturday afternoon, June 6, 2026.
It said that the late bishop was born in 1972, was ordained to the priesthood in 2002, appointed auxiliary bishop of Maputo (the nation’s capital) in 2023, and became bishop of Quelimane last July. Prior to being named a bishop, he was an official in the Dicastery for Evangelization, the report said.
It quoted the Portuguese bishops’ news agency as reporting that “the crime was committed with an AKM-type weapon by individuals who climbed the wall of his residence, having vandalized the electrical security … There are no detainees so far, and the authorities are investigating the case.”
•PHOTO: Late Bishop Osório Cîtora Afonso. Photo courtesy of Comissão das Comunicações da Conferência Episcopal de Moçambique
