Januário Machaze Nhangumbe: key obituary facts
Is Januário Machaze Nhangumbe dead? Yes. Januário Machaze Nhangumbe died on August 23, 2026, at age 92.
Cause of death: Januário Machaze Nhangumbe's cause of death was reported as illness.
What was Januário Machaze Nhangumbe known for?
He was a Mozambican Roman Catholic bishop.
More about Januário Machaze Nhangumbe
Born: 20 August 1934.
Place of birth: Panda.
Place of death: Maputo.
Gender: male.
Occupation: Catholic priest, Catholic bishop.
Nationality: Mozambique.
Also known as: Januario Machaze Nhangumbe.
Januário Machaze Nhangumbe, a Mozambican Roman Catholic prelate and bishop of Pemba, died on August 23, 2026, aged 92.
He was born in Panda, in what was then Portuguese Mozambique, on August 20, 1934, and was ordained a priest in 1962. Nhangumbe was appointed Bishop of Porto Amélia in January 1975 and consecrated that March; when the diocese was renamed Pemba in September 1976, he continued as its bishop until resigning in November 1993, after which he became bishop emeritus.
He died in Maputo following an illness.