 Sengulane met his future wife when she volunteered at his church in Mozambique.After they married on 9 October 1977, Esperanca Berta Sengulane (usually known as Berta) became the Bishop's chief support; bishops in Mozambiqiue are called "Grandpa" and his wife became known as "Grandma" Berta.They had four children in the next seven years - Teófilo, Crisóstomo Alfeu, Fidélia Rute and Bruno Ernesto.