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Bishop(s)

Joãode Ceita Nazaré, Bishop
Manuel AntónioMendes dos Santos, C.M.F., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected:3 November 1534
Immediately Subject to the Holy See
Depends on: Dicastery forEvangelization
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country:São Tomé and Príncipe
Square Kilometers: 1,000 (386 Square Miles)
Official Web Site:http://diocesestp.com/
Mailing Address: Centro Diocesano, C.P. 104, Rua P. Martinho Pinto da Rocha 1, Sao Tome, Sao Tome e Principe
Telephone: 2223.455; 9929.585

Past and Present Ordinaries

Diegode Ortiz de Vilhegas † (31 Jan1533 Appointed - 24 Sep1540 Appointed, Bishop ofCeuta)
Bernardoda Cruz, O.P. † (24 Sep1540 Appointed - 28 Apr1553 Resigned)
GasparCão, O.S.A. † (6 Jul1554 Appointed - 25 Aug1574 Died)
Martinhode Ulhoa, O. Cist. † (29 Jan1578 Appointed -1592 Resigned)
Franciscode Villanova, O.F.M. Obs. † (17 Feb1592 Appointed - 25 Dec1602 Died)
AntonioValente, O.P. † (30 Aug1604 Appointed -1608 Died)
JeronimoQuintanilla, O. Cist. † (21 Feb1611 Appointed -1614 Died)
Pedro de São AgostinhoFigueira de Cunha Lobo, O.S.A. † (26 Oct1615 Appointed - 16 May1620 Died)
Franciscodo Soveral, O.S.A. † (5 Oct1623 Appointed - 8 Feb1627 Appointed, Bishop ofAngola e Congo)
Domingosde Assumpção, O.P. † (1 Mar1627 Appointed - Oct1632 Died)
Manoel a Nativitatedo Nascimento, O.S.H. † (16 Apr1674 Appointed -1677 Died)
Bernardo de Santa MariaZuzarte de Andrade, C.R.S.A. † (30 Aug1677 Appointed -1680 Died)
Sebastiãode São Paulo, O.F.M. † (9 Jun1687 Appointed -1690 Died)
Timóteodo Sacramento, O.S.P.P.E. † (2 Jan1693 Appointed - 17 Dec1696 Appointed, Bishop ofSão Luís do Maranhão)
Antonioda Penha de França, O.A.D. † (5 Oct1699 Appointed -1702 Died)
Joãode Sahagún, O.A.D. † (22 Jul1709 Appointed - 12 Oct1730 Died)
Leandro de Santo Agostinhoda Piedade, O.A.D. † (3 Sep1738 Confirmed -1740 Died)
Tomas Luizda Conceição, O.A.D. † (26 Nov1742 Confirmed -1744 Died)
LudovicoDas Chagas (des Saint Plaies), O.E.S.A. † (15 Dec1745 Confirmed -1747 Died)
AntonioNogueira † (29 Jan1753 Confirmed -1758 Died)
Vicentedo Espirito Santo, O.A.D. † (1 Mar1779 Confirmed - 25 Nov1782 Resigned)
Domingodo Rosario, O.P. † (16 Dec1782 Confirmed -1788 Died)
Rafaelde Castello de Vide, O.F.M. Ref. † (12 Sep1794 Confirmed - 17 Jan1800 Died)
CayetanoVelozo, O.F.M. Ref. † (24 May1802 Confirmed - Sep1803 Died)
Custodio de Santa Anad’Almeida, O.A.D. † (26 Jun1805 Confirmed - 23 Mar1812 Died)
Bartholomeu de MartyribusMaya, O.C.D. † (8 Mar1816 Confirmed - 10 Nov1819 Appointed, Prelate ofMozambico)
MoisésAlves de Pinho, C.S.Sp. † (18 Jan1941 Appointed - 17 Nov1966 Retired)
AbílioRodas de Sousa Ribas, C.S.Sp. † (3 Dec1984 Appointed - 1 Dec2006 Retired)
Manuel AntónioMendes dos Santos, C.M.F. (1 Dec 2006 Appointed -13 Jul 2022 Resigned)
Joãode Ceita Nazaré (9 Jan 2024 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
3 November 1534	Erected	Diocese ofFunchal	Diocese ofAngra (erected) Diocese of São Tomé e Príncipe (erected)
20 May 1596	Territory Lost	Diocese of São Tomé e Príncipe	Diocese ofAngola e Congo (erected)
21 January 1612	Territory Lost	Diocese of São Tomé e Príncipe	Apostolic Administration ofMozambico (erected)
1741	Territory Lost	Diocese of São Tomé e Príncipe	Vicariate Apostolic ofAva e Pegù (erected)
22 January 1842	Territory Lost	Diocese ofFunchal Diocese of São Tomé e Príncipe	Prefecture Apostolic ofTwo Guineas and Senegambia {Guinea Superiore e Inferiore e di Sierra Leone} (erected)
3 February 1977	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of São Tomé e Príncipe (from Luanda)

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	36,149	60,540	59.7%	1	8	9	4,016	8		10	ap1951
1969	59,572	63,485	93.8%		15	15	3,971	17	16	6	ap1971
1978	70,000	83,000	84.3%	1	6	7	10,000	7	15	12	ap1981
1988	96,500	104,500	92.3%		8	8	12,062	15	21	12	ap1991
1999	104,753	127,500	82.2%		10	10	10,475	14	36	12	ap2000
2000	107,147	129,272	82.9%	2	9	11	9,740	18	39	12	ap2001
2001	109,300	131,425	83.2%	2	10	12	9,108	19	40	12	ap2002
2002	117,889	133,425	88.4%		8	8	14,736	15	38	12	ap2003
2003	118,800	135,000	88.0%	2	8	10	11,880	15	38	12	ap2004
2004	121,931	138,000	88.4%	2	7	9	13,547	15	36	12	ap2005
2008	115,000	160,000	71.9%	7	7	14	8,214	14	34	12	ap2011
2014	127,600	194,000	65.8%	3	8	11	11,600	11	36	14	ap2015
2017	115,000	201,000	57.2%	5	8	13	8,846	9	31	14	ap2018
2020	110,000	205,000	53.7%	7	6	13	8,461	11	28	14	ap2021
2022	115,000	219,085	52.5%	8	7	15	7,666	12	32	14	ap2023