António Juliasse Ferreira Sandramo

António Juliasse Ferreira Sandramo (born 20 March 1968) is a Mozambican Catholic prelate who is the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pemba, in Mozambique, since 8 March 2022. Before that, from 7 December 2018, until 8 March 2022, he was auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maputo. He was appointed bishop by Pope Francis. He was concurrently appointed Titular Bishop of Arsennaria, while auxiliary bishop. He was consecrated bishop on 17 February 2019. From 11 February 2021 until 8 March 2022, he served as Apostolic Administrator of Pemba Diocese. The Holy Father transferred him to Pemba and appointed him the local ordinary of that diocese, on 8 March 2022. He was installed at Pemba, Mozambique on 21 May 2022.

Background and education He was born in Soalpo, Diocese of Chimoio, Manica Province, Mozambique on 20 March 1968. He attended elementary and secondary schools in his home area. From 1988 until 1989, he studied at the Good Shepherd Propaedeutic Seminary in Beira. He transferred to the Saint Augustine Inter-diocesan Philosophy Seminary in Matola, where he studied philosophy from 1990 until 1992. He then studied Theology at the Saint Pius X Inter-diocesan Theology Seminary in Maputo between 1993 and 1996. He holds a Licentiate in Dogmatic Theology, awarded by the Catholic University of Portugal. He also holds a Licentiate in Anthropology, awarded by the NOVA University Lisbon. His master's degree in African Studies was awarded by the ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon. He studied in Portugal from 2005 until 2009, while pursuing those three advanced degrees.

Priest On 28 June 1998, he was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Chimoio. He served as a priest until 7 December 2018. As a priest, he served in various roles and locations including as: As of 2024, he continues to administer the Diocese of Pemba, as the local ordinary amid tough security and social environments.