Roman Catholic Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde

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Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde
Dioecesis Sancti Iacobi Capitis Viridis

Statistics
Country:	Cape Verde
Metropolitan:	Immediately subject to the Holy See
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	1,793 km²
Population:   Total:   Catholics:	318,317 (2004) 292,488 (91.9%)
Cathedral:	Catedral Nossa Senhora Assumpcao
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Paulino do Livramento Évora, C.S.Sp.

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

Contents 1 History 2 Leadership 3 See also 4 Source

[edit] History

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

[edit] 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)

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in Cape Verde

[edit] Source

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