Roman Catholic Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde
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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.
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Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde Dioecesis Sancti Iacobi Capitis Viridis | |
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Location | |
Country | Cape Verde |
Metropolitan | Immediately exempt to the Holy See |
Coordinates | 14.9173°N 23.5086°W / 14.9173; -23.5086 |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,793 km2 (692 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 318,317 292,488 (91.9%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | Pró-catedral Nossa Senhora da Graça, Praia |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Arlindo Gomes Furtado |
Website | |
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