Roman Catholic Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde

Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde

Dioecesis Sancti Iacobi Capitis Viridis
Location
CountryCape Verde
MetropolitanImmediately exempt to the Holy See
Coordinates14°55′02″N 23°30′31″W / 14.9173°N 23.5086°W / 14.9173; -23.5086
Statistics
Area1,793 km2 (692 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
318,317
292,488 (91.9%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralPró-catedral Nossa Senhora da Graça, Praia
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopArlindo Gomes Furtado
Website
diocesesantiago.org

The Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Iacobi Capitis Viridis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Cape Verde. It covers the islands of Maio, Santiago, Fogo, and Brava (the Sotavento Islands). Its cathedra is within the Pró-catedral Nossa Senhora da Graça in Praia, Santiago.[1] The diocese is immediately exempt to the Holy See and is not part of any ecclesiastical province.

  1. ^ Dados gerais, Diocese de Santiago de Cabo Verde

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