Diocese of Mindelo
| Diocese of Mindelo | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Cape Verde |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Diocesan bishop | Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes |
| founding | 2003 |
| surface | 2,230 km² |
| Parishes | 14 (2014) |
| Residents | 167,813 (2014) |
| Catholics | 150,480 (2014) |
| proportion of | 89.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 7 (2014) |
| Religious priest | 15 (2014) |
| Catholics per priest | 6,840 |
| Permanent deacons | 10 (2014) |
| Friars | 21 (2014) |
| Religious sisters | 52 (2014) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language |
Portuguese Cape Verdean Creole |
| Co-cathedral | Nossa Senhora da Luz , Mindelo |
| Website | diocesemindelo.org |
The diocese of Mindelo ( Latin Dioecesis Mindelensis ) with seat in Mindelo is a Roman Catholic diocese in Cape Verde . It has a size of 2,230 km² and includes the northern Cape Verde .
It is immediate , that is, not under an archbishopric but directly subordinated to the Holy See .
history
The diocese was removed on December 9, 2003 from the immediate diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde . The newly established diocese had 149,230 Catholics (95%) in 14 parishes with 19 priests (including seven diocesan priests ), 17 friars and 53 religious sisters when it was founded .
Pope Benedict XVI appointed on January 25, 2011 the Fidei Donum priest , Chancellor of the Diocese of Mindelo and Pastor of the Parish of São Vicente , Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes, Bishop of Mindelo.
Bishops
- Arlindo Gomes Furtado (2003-2009)
- Ildo Augusto Dos Santos Lopes Fortes (since 2011)
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry in Catholic Hierarchy about Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes January 27, 2011 (English)