Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde

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The Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Cape Verde, historically one of the earliest dioceses established in West Africa during Portuguese colonial expansion.

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Label Occurrences
Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde canonical 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin Rite diocese
Roman Catholic diocese
cathedral Pro-Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace NERFINISHED
cathedralCity Praia NERFINISHED
continent Africa
country Cape Verde NERFINISHED
denomination Catholic Church NERFINISHED
ecclesiasticalProvince Ecclesiastical province of Dakar NERFINISHED
established 1533
establishedBy Pope Clement VII NERFINISHED
formerCathedral Nossa Senhora do Rosário, Cidade Velha NERFINISHED
formerCathedralCity Cidade Velha NERFINISHED
governs parishes in southern Cape Verde
hasBishop local diocesan bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
hasClergy religious clergy
secular clergy
historicalRegion Portuguese Cape Verde NERFINISHED
Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance early center of Catholicism in West Africa
linked to Portuguese colonial expansion
isOneOf earliest Catholic dioceses in West Africa
jurisdictionType diocese
languageOfLiturgy Portuguese
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean region NERFINISHED
Santiago, Cape Verde NERFINISHED
West Africa NERFINISHED
lostTerritoryTo Diocese of Bissau NERFINISHED
Diocese of Mindelo NERFINISHED
metropolitanSee Archdiocese of Dakar NERFINISHED
oceanBasinContext North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
partOf Latin Church NERFINISHED
Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED
primaryCity Praia NERFINISHED
primaryDenominationalFamily Western Christianity NERFINISHED
primaryReligion Christianity
rite Roman Rite NERFINISHED
subjectTo Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples NERFINISHED
suiIurisChurch Latin Church NERFINISHED
territoryIncludes Brava Island NERFINISHED
Fogo Island NERFINISHED
Maio Island NERFINISHED
Santiago Island NERFINISHED
territoryPreviouslyIncluded Guinea-Bissau region NERFINISHED
all islands of Cape Verde
underJurisdictionOf Holy See NERFINISHED
usesCalendar Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
surface form: Gregorian calendar

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Archdiocese of Braga metropolitanSeeOf Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde