The Diocese of Mindelo ( la, Dioecesis Mindelensis) is a

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ecclesiastical territory or

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of the

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Cabo Verde , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym ...

. Its

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is Catedral Nossa Senhora da Luz in the

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Mindelo Mindelo is a port cityCabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook ...

. The diocese is immediately exempt to the

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and not part of any

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History

* December 19, 2003: Established as Diocese of Mindelo from the

Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde The Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde ( la, Dioecesis Sancti Iacobi Capitis Viridis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Cape Verde. It covers the islands of Maio, Santiago, Fogo, and Brava (the So ...

Bishops

* Arlindo Gomes Furtado (2004–2009), appointed Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde (Cardinal in 2015) * Ildo Augusto Dos Santos Lopes Fortes (since January 25, 2011)

Sources

GCatholic.org

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History

Bishops

See also

Sources