Roman Catholic Diocese of Bafatá

Roman Catholic Diocese of Bafatá

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name=Bafatá
latin= Dioecesis Bafatanus
country= Guinea-Bissau
metropolitan= "Immediately subject to the Holy See"
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Graça
cocathedral =
area= 1,844
population= 482,424
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 293,172
catholics_percent= 50.3
bishop= Carlos Pedro Zilli, P.I.M.E.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bafatá {Latin: "Bafatan(us)"} is a diocese located in the city of Bafatá in Guinea-Bissau.

History

* March 13, 2001: Established as Diocese of Bafatá from the Diocese of Bissau

Leadership

* Bishops of Bafatá (Roman rite)
** Bishop Carlos Pedro Zilli, P.I.M.E. (since March 13, 2001)

ee also

*Roman Catholicism in Guinea-Bissau

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/bafa0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dbafa.html Catholic Hierarchy]


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