Roman Catholic Diocese of Bissau

Diocese 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 2004) 810,000 89,000 (11.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Bishop	José Câmnate na Bissign
Auxiliary Bishop	José Lampra Cà

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bissau (Latin: Bissagen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Bissau in Guinea-Bissau. It was created- after Guinea-Bissau's independence- on 21 March 1977. The first Bishop of the Diocese of Bissau was Italian-born Settimio Ferrazzetta, who would held office until his death, at 26 January 1999. He was succeeded by the first Guinea-Bissauan native bishop, José Câmnate na Bissign, 57. On Friday, May 13, 2011, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI named the Very Reverend Father José Lampra Cà, 47, as Auxiliary Bishop-elect of Bissau. The Auxiliary Bishop-elect 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.

History

• September 4, 1940: Established as the Mission “sui iuris” of Portuguese Guinea from 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 as the Diocese of Bissau

Leadership

• Bishops of Bissau (Roman rite)
  • Bishop José Câmnate na Bissign (since 1999.10.15)
  • Bishop Settimio Ferrazzetta, O.F.M. (1977.03.21 – 1999.01.26)
• Prefects Apostolic of Portuguese Guinea (Roman rite)
  • Fr. Amândio Domingues Neto, O.F.M. (1966.04.04 – 2004.01.23)
  • Fr. João Ferreira, O.F.M. (1963.01.25 – 1965)
  • Fr. Martinho da Silva Carvalhosa, O.F.M. (1955.04.29 – 1963)
• Ecclesiastical Superiors of Portuguese Guinea (Roman rite)
  • Fr. Martinho da Silva Carvalhosa, O.F.M. (1953 – 1955.04.29)
  • Fr. Giuseppe Ribeiro de Magalhães, O.F.M. (1941.06.20 – 1953)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Guinea-Bissau

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy

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