Mozambique - Perpetual Partnership with Africa & Madagascar

In Mozambique, the Redemptorists serve through four communities – three in the southern region of Mozambique and one in the Tete region, namely:

Mission in Southern Mozambique

Xipamanine, Maputo
Tsala, Matola, Maputo
Muvamba, Inhambane

Founded by the Province of Buenos Aires (Argentina), the Mozambique Mission is present in Maputo, Muvamba, and Tsala (Matola), where it combines evangelisation, formation, and social outreach. The Redemptorists support vulnerable families through poverty-relief initiatives, educational scholarships, nutrition programs for children and mothers, and small-scale development projects.

A strong emphasis is placed on youth and vocation ministry, the formation of lay missionary groups, and fostering a vibrant spiritual life through prayer, novenas, missions, and devotion to Our Lady of Perpetual Help. The mission is also home to the Formation Community of Tsala, Matola, Maputo, which plays an important role in the formation of future Redemptorists.

In Muvamba, the mission partners with the Redemptorist Solidarity Office (RSO) in the implementation of the Water for All Development Project, an initiative aimed at improving access to clean and safe water for local communities.

In recent years, the mission has continued to strengthen its pastoral and social presence, responding to the needs of local communities while promoting faith, hope, and human dignity.

Mission in Tete

Furancungo, District of Macanga

Superior of the Tete Mission: Fr. Antonio Vinícius Alves Faustino, C.Ss.R.
Members: Fr. Raul Jackson Cavalcanti Araújo, C.Ss.R.; Fr. Antonio Matosinho de Sousa Júnior, C.Ss.R.

The Tete Mission, founded in 2011 by the Dublin Province (Ireland) and the Vice-Province of Fortaleza (Brazil), serves the remote border region between Mozambique and Malawi. Based in the Diocese of Tete, the mission focuses on accompanying the Chewa people, who live across several countries in Southern Africa.

The missionary community is centred in Furancungo and serves the district of Macanga, accompanying scattered Christian communities in an area that has long experienced a shortage of pastoral care. Through evangelisation, catechetical formation, sacramental ministry, and the accompaniment of rural communities, the missionaries support the growth of local Church structures and strengthen the faith life of the people they serve.

Recent visits and reports highlight the continued development of the mission and the dedication of the Redemptorist missionaries in one of the most challenging pastoral regions of Mozambique.