Roman Catholic Diocese of Kwito-Bié

(Redirected from Diocese of Silva Porto)

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.

Diocese of Kwito-Bié

Dioecesis Kvitobiensis

Diocese do Kwito-Bié
Location
Country Angola
MetropolitanHuambo
Statistics
Area71,000 km2 (27,000 sq mi)[1]
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2015)
1,910,000
900,000 (47%)
Information
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedSeptember 4, 1940; 84 years ago (1940-09-04)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Bishop-electVicente Sanombo

History

edit

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

edit

The Cathedral of the diocese is Sé Catedral de São Lourenço in Cuito, Bié Province.

Bishops

edit

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

edit

Bishops of Kwito-Bié

edit

Bishops of Silva Porto

edit

Coadjutor bishops

edit

See also

edit

Sources

edit
  1. ^ "Diocese do Kwito-Bié". Conferencia Episcopal de Angola e São Tomé (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.

12°23′03″S 16°56′39″E / 12.3843°S 16.9441°E / -12.3843; 16.9441