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Diocese of Mindelo

Dioecesis Mindelensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 9 December 2003
  • Immediately Subject to the Holy See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Cape Verde
  • Square Kilometers: 2,320 (896 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Av. Che Guevara, C.P. 447, 2110 Mindelo, Sao Vicente, Cabo Verde
  • Telephone: 231.88.72

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
9 December 2003ErectedDiocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde (Ilhas de Barlavento: S. Antão, S. Vicente, Santa Luzia, S. Nicolau, Boavista, and Sal) Diocese of Mindelo (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
2003140,114147,48995.0%515207,005152912ap2004
2004140,114147,48995.0%515207,005152912ap2005
2012157,800175,00090.2%715227,172265014ap2013
2013160,500178,00090.2%617236,97810225914ap2014
2016153,627175,66087.5%915246,40110215215ap2017
2019156,650190,35482.3%1312256,26610165517ap2020
2021156,500195,65380.0%1312256,26012155517ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 96, Page 188, and Page 189

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