Osório Citora Afonso: key obituary facts
Is Osório Citora Afonso dead? Yes. Osório Citora Afonso died on June 6, 2026, at age 54.
Cause of death: Osório Citora Afonso's cause of death was reported as shot.
What was Osório Citora Afonso known for?
He was a Mozambican Catholic bishop.
More about Osório Citora Afonso
Born: 6 May 1972.
Place of birth: Ribáuè.
Gender: male.
Occupation: Catholic priest, Catholic bishop.
Nationality: Mozambique.
Osório Citora Afonso, a Mozambican Roman Catholic prelate, died on June 6, 2026, after being shot.
He was 54. Born in Ribáuè on May 6, 1972, Afonso served as auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maputo from 2023 to 2025 before becoming bishop of Quelimane in July 2025.
The Mozambican cleric was a member of the Catholic hierarchy in a country where he had spent his ministry serving the church.