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Encyclopedia.com, religion reference entry, read 2026-08-16

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This Encyclopedia.com entry traces the Catholic Church in Mozambique from the 1940 Concordat and 1941 Missionary Statute between Portugal and the Holy See, through the Frelimo government's nationalization of church assets and suspension of all subsidies on independence in June 1975 under President Samora Machel, the expulsion of clergy from their residences and closure of seminaries, to the restoration of diplomatic relations with the Holy See in 1995.

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Encyclopedia.com
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https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/mozambique-catholic-church
Source Type
encyclopedia
Assessment
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2
An edited, byline-sourced religion-reference encyclopedia entry drawing on standard church-history scholarship, stronger than an anonymous wiki article but not a primary government or Vatican document, hence the middle tier.
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This source names Holy See directly: "Statute between Portugal and the Holy See, through the Frelimo government's nationalization of church assets and suspension of all subsidies on independence in June 1975 under President Samora..."

Mozambique, Countries

This source names Mozambique directly: "entry traces the Catholic Church in Mozambique from the 1940 Concordat and 1941 Missionary Statute between Portugal and the Holy See, through the Frelimo government's nationalization of church..."

Portugal, Countries

This source names Portugal directly: "and 1941 Missionary Statute between Portugal and the Holy See, through the Frelimo government's nationalization of church assets and suspension of all subsidies on independence in June 1975 under..."

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This source backs 10 claims across the atlas. As facts: 6 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Sources, 8 claims: 5 well-attested, 3 holds.
  • Countries, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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