Diocese immediately subject to the Holy See Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Diocese of Bissau
Bissagen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin rite diocese covering Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, erected in 1977 from an earlier apostolic prefecture and immediately subject to the Holy See. José Lampra Cà has been bishop since 2021.
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- Established
- 1977
- Catholics
- 166,000
- Priests
- 72
- Territory
- 11,490 km²
Parishes and churches
11 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Nossa Senhora da CandeláriaBissau · CathedralView parish
- Nossa Senhora da NatividadeBissauView parish
- Nossa Senhora de Ajuda BissauBissauView parish
- Nossa Senhora de FátimaBissauView parish
- Santa AnaCanchungoView parish
- Santa LuziaBissauView parish
- Santo AntónioNhacraView parish
- São Carlos LwangaBajobView parish
- São José de BôrBissauView parish
- São João Batista de BráBissauView parish
- Universidade Católica da Guiné-BissauBissauView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- José Lampra Cà
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady of Candelária stands in Bissau, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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