Roman Catholic Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde

Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde Dioecesis Sancti Iacobi Capitis Viridis
Location
Country	Cape Verde
Metropolitan	Immediately subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area	1,793 km2 (692 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 318,317 292,488 (91.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral Nossa Senhora Assumpcao
Current leadership
Bishop	Paulino do Livramento Évora, C.S.Sp.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Iacobi Capitis Viridis) is a diocese located in Santiago in Cabo Verde.

History

• January 31, 1533: Established as Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde from the Diocese of Funchal in Portugal.

Leadership

• Bishops of Santiago de Cabo Verde (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Paulino do Livramento Évora, C.S.Sp. (since 1975.04.21)
  • Bishop José Filípe do Carmo Colaço (1956.03.28 – 1975.04.21)
  • Bishop Faustino Moreira dos Santos, C.S.Sp. (1941.01.28 – 1955.07.27)
  • Bishop Joaquim Rafael Maria d’Assunçâo Pitinho, O.F.M. (1935.11.15 – 1940.05.05)
  • Bishop José Alves Martins (1910.03.10 – 1935.11.15)
  • Bishop António Moutinho (1904.11.14 – 1909.03.04)
  • Bishop Joaquim Augusto de Barros (1884.03.27 – 1904.03.01)
  • Bishop José Dias Correia de Carvalho (1871.06.26 – 1883.08.09)
  • Bishop José Luís Alves Feijó (1865.09.25 – 1871.06.26)
  • Archbishop João Crisóstomo de Amorim Pessoa (1859.06.08 – 1861.03.22)
  • Bishop Patrício Xavier de Moura (1845.05.31 – 1859.04.15)
  • Bishop Silvestre Santa Maria, O.F.M. (1802.05.24 – 1813.11.22)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Cape Verde

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
•  "São Thiago de Cabo Verde". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913. 

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