Diocese of Kwito-Bié
| Diocese of Kwito-Bié | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Angola |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Huambo |
| Diocesan bishop | José Nambi |
| founding | 4th September 1940 |
| surface | 70,000 km² |
| Parishes | 18 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,401,855 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 873,977 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 62.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 24 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 10 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 25,705 |
| Friars | 44 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 74 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| cathedral | Sé Catedral de São Lourenço |
| address | CP 16, Kuito-Bie, Angola |
The diocese of Kwito-Bié ( lat . : Dioecesis Kvitobiensis ) located in Angola was separated from the diocese of Angole e Congo on September 4, 1940 and was given the name Silva Porto.
Subordinate to the Archdiocese of Luanda as a suffragan, in 1950 there were 63,536 Catholics (6.7%) in 2 parishes with 46 religious priests and 15 religious sisters .
On November 15, 1957 ceding some areas to establish the diocese of Malanje , which was followed by more for the new diocese of Luso on May 1, 1963 , in 2002 the 71,000 km² diocese counted 432,626 Catholics (43.3%) in 11 parishes with 13 diocesan priests , 4 religious priests and 7 religious sisters.
Moved to the church province of the Archdiocese of Huambo in 1977 , the diocese of Silva Porto changed its name to Kwito-Bié on May 16, 1979 and moved its seat to Kuito-Bie.
Bishops
- Antonio Ildefonso dos Santos Silva OSB (1941–1958)
- Manuel António Pires (1958–1979)
- Pedro Luís António (1979–1997)
- José Nambi (since 1997)