Roman Catholic Diocese of Kwito-Bié
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Diocese of Kwito-Bié Dioecesis Kvitobiensis Diocese do Kwito-Bié | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Metropolitan | Huambo |
Statistics | |
Area | 71,000 km2 (27,000 sq mi)[1] |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2015) 1,910,000 900,000 (47%) |
Information | |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | September 4, 1940; 83 years ago (1940-09-04) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop-elect | Vicente Sanombo |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kwito-Bié (Latin: Dioecesis Kvitobiensis) is a diocese located in Bié Province in the ecclesiastical province of Huambo in Angola. The cathedral is located in the city of Cuito.
History
The diocese was established on 4 September 1940 as the Diocese of Silva Porto on territory separated from the Diocese of São Paulo de Loanda. Initially, the diocese was a suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda. The diocese lost territory on 25 November 1957 to establish the Roman Catholic Diocese of Malanje and on 1 July 1963 to establish the Diocese of Luso.
On 3 February 1977, the diocese changed suffragans to the Archdiocese of Huambo. On 16 May 1979, it was renamed as the Diocese of Kwito-Bié.
Special churches
The Cathedral of the diocese is Sé Catedral de São Lourenço in Cuito, Bié Province.
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
Bishops of Kwito-Bié
- Bishop-elect Vicente Sanombo (28 March 2024 – )[2]
- Bishop José Nambi (15 January 1997 – 31 October 2022)
- Bishop Pedro Luís António (15 June 1979 – 15 January 1997)
- Bishop Manuel António Pires (16 May 1979 – 15 June 1979); see below
Bishops of Silva Porto
- Bishop Manuel António Pires (23 September 1958 – 16 May 1979); see above
- Bishop Antonio Ildefonse dos Santos Silva, O.S.B. (3 November 1941 – 17 August 1958)
Coadjutor bishops
- Manuel António Pires (1955-1958)
- José Nambi (1995-1997)
See also
Sources
- GCatholic.org
- "Diocese of Kwito-Bié". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
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- Archdiocese of Huambo
- Diocese of Benguela
- Diocese of Kwito-Bié
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