Roman Catholic Diocese of Bissau
Diocese or Archdiocese of Bissau Dioecesis Bissagensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |  Guinea-Bissau |
| Metropolitan | Immediately subject to the Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 11,490 km2 (4,440 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 1,050,000 166,000 (15,77%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Candelária, Bissau |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | José Lampra Cà |
| Bishops emeritus | José Câmnate na Bissign |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| diocese de bissau.gw | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bissau (
.History
Auxiliary Bishop-elect of Bissau. Lampra Cá was born in 1964 and ordained a priest in 1997. He was formerly the Rector of the St. Kizito Minor Seminary and Professor of Philosophy
at the Major Seminary of Bissau.
Chronology
- September 4, 1940: Established as the Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde in Cape Verde
- April 29, 1955: Promoted as the Apostolic Prefecture of Portuguese Guinea
- January 1, 1975: Renamed as the Apostolic Prefecture of Guinea-Bissau
- March 21, 1977: Promoted to the Diocese of Bissau
Leadership
- Ecclesiastical Superiors of Portuguese Guinea
- Fr. Giuseppe Ribeiro de Magalhães, O.F.M. (1941.06.20 – 1953)
- Fr. Martinho da Silva Carvalhosa, O.F.M. (1953 – 1955.04.29 see below)
- Prefects Apostolic of Portuguese Guinea
- Fr. Martinho da Silva Carvalhosa, O.F.M. (see above 1955.04.29 – 1963)
- Fr. João Ferreira, O.F.M. (1963.01.25 – 1965)
- Fr. Amândio Domingues Neto, O.F.M. (1966.04.04 – 1977)
- Bishops of Bissau
- Bishop Settimio Ferrazzetta, O.F.M. (1977.03.21 – 1999.01.26)
- Bishop José Câmnate na Bissign (1999.10.15 – 2020.07.11)
- Bishop José Lampra Cà (2021.12.10 – ...)
Auxiliary Bishop
- José Lampra Cà (2011 – 2021)
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Guinea-Bissau
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Bafatá
Sources
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