Catholic Complexity. Religious Institutes, Hierarchy and Politics in Central Mozambique, 1940-1980

APOSTOLIC INTRICACIES Catholic Politics in Colonial Mozambique

Introduction: Understanding Catholic Politics 1. Creating the diocese of Beira a. Portugal, the Vatican and Mozambique b. The first Bishop of Beira c. Strategy for the diocese

2. The make-up of the Imperial Church a. The coming of congregations to Beira b. Comparing religious orders c. The Bishop and internal diversity

3. The Formation of an African Church a. African Conversions b. The development of an African laity c. The battle for an African clergy

4. Gathering Storm: Vatican II meets African Nationalism a. Social and theological evolutions in Beira b. The rise of African nationalism c. The Church and African nationalism

5. War, Implosion and the Vatican a. War and the Catholic Church b. Episcopal death: succession and crisis c. The Vatican, the Church and the perspective of independence

6. Post-script: Independence, Revolution and Counter-revolution

Conclusion