Continent: Western and Northern Africa
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Bissau / Bissagen(sis) (Latin)
Immediately subject to the Holy See
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Liturgical Calendar (Universal) đ
Bishop (2021.12.10 â ...): | Bishop JosĂ© Lampra CĂ (60) Second Vice-President of Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa |
Bishops of Bissau (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop José Lampra Cà (60) Bishop of Bissau (Guinea-Bissau) Procurai em primeiro lugar o reino de Deus e a sua justiça
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Bishop José Lampra Cà (60) | ||||||||||
Bishop José Cùmnate na Bissign (71) Bishop emeritus of Bissau (Guinea-Bissau)
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Bishop Settimio Arturo Ferrazzetta, O.F.M.
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Prefects Apostolic of Guinea-Bissau (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Fr. AmĂąndio Domingues Neto, O.F.M.
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Prefects Apostolic of Portuguese Guinea (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Fr. JoĂŁo Ferreira, O.F.M.
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Fr. Martinho da Silva Carvalhosa, O.F.M.
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Ecclesiastical Superiors of Portuguese Guinea (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Fr. Martinho da Silva Carvalhosa, O.F.M. (see above) | ||||||||||
Fr. Giuseppe Ribeiro de Magalhaes, O.F.M.
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Area: 11,495 kmÂČ
Population: 183,320 Catholics (15.7% of 1,169,620 total)
Pastoral Centres: 28 parishes, 3 missions
Personnel: 75 priests (16 diocesan, 59 religious), 217 religious (77 brothers, 140 sisters), 10 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.11.26
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