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Roman Catholic Diocese of Mindelo

Coordinates: 16°53′08″N 24°59′18″W / 16.8855°N 24.9883°W / 16.8855; -24.9883
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Diocese of Mindelo

Dioecesis Mindelensis
Location
CountryCape Verde
MetropolitanImmediately exempt to the Holy See
Statistics
Area2,207 km2 (852 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
147,489
140,114 (95.0%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralCatedral Nossa Senhora da Luz
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopIldo Augusto Dos Santos Lopes Fortes
Website
https://diocesemindelo.org/

The Diocese of Mindelo (Latin: Dioecesis Mindelensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Cabo Verde. Its cathedral is Catedral Nossa Senhora da Luz in the episcopal see of Mindelo. The diocese is immediately exempt to the Holy See and not part of any ecclesiastical province.

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16°53′08″N 24°59′18″W / 16.8855°N 24.9883°W / 16.8855; -24.9883