Diocese immediately subject to the Holy See Bafatá, Guinea-Bissau
Diocese of Bafatá
Bafatan(us)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Bafatá is a Latin Church diocese in Guinea-Bissau, established on 13 March 2001 from the Diocese of Bissau and immediately subject to the Holy See. Bishop Víctor Luís Quematcha, O.F.M., was appointed in March 2025 and consecrated in June 2025.
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- Established
- 2001
- Catholics
- 36,400
- Priests
- 24
- Territory
- 24,635 km²
Parishes and churches
5 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Nossa Senhora da GraçaAldeia · CathedralView parish
- Nossa Senhora ConsolataEmpadaView parish
- Nossa Senhora da ImaculadaBubaqueView parish
- Nossa Senhora de FátimaCaboxanqueView parish
- São JoséBafatáView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Víctor Luís Quematcha, O.F.M.
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace, Bafatá stands in Bafatá, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
This see in the wire
Stories that name this see
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- Catholic Bishop in Guinea-Bissau Urges Christians to Build Fraternity Through Listening and Service
- Bishop Urges Religious in Guinea-Bissau to Persevere
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