Diocese of São Tomé e Príncipe Dioecesis Sancti Thomae in Insula | |
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| Location | |
| Country | São Tomé and Príncipe |
| Metropolitan | Immediately subject to the Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,001 km2 (386 sq mi) |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | João de Ceita Nazaré |
| Bishops emeritus | Manuel António Mendes dos Santos, CMF |
TheRoman Catholic Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe (Latin:Sancti Thomae in Insula) is adiocese, immediately subject to theHoly See, with its seat in the city ofSão Tomé inSão Tomé and Príncipe.[1][2] It covers the territory of the Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. As of 2015[update], 112,000 or 57.4% of the inhabitants of São Tomé and Príncipe were Catholic.[2]
The diocese was established on 3 November 1534, as theDiocese of Tomé fromMetropolitan Archdiocese of Funchal inPortugal. The diocese initially included the Portuguese controlled or Christian areas of southwestern Africa. In 1596, it lost territory to the new diocese ofSão Salvador do Congo (today's Angola). In 1818 it lost territory to the newApostolic Vicariate of Cape of Good Hope (today's South Africa). In 1842 it lost territory to the newApostolic Prefecture of the Two Guineas and Senegambia (much of central and west Africa). In 1924, the diocese was renamedDiocese of São Tomé. In 1957 it was renamed to its current nameDiocese of São Tomé and Príncipe.[2]
Thecathedral is Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Graça (Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace) in São Tomé.[2]
The bishops of the Diocese of (São) Tomé (and Príncipe):[2]
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