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Diocese of Bissau
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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.
- Bishop
- Most Rev. José Lampra Cà
- Latin name
- Bissagen(sis)
- Erected
- 21 March 1977
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of Our Lady of Candelária
- Rank
- Diocese Immediately Subject To The Holy See
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Immediately Subject to the Holy See
- Catholics
- 166,000
- Parishes
- 9
- Catholics per parish
- 18,444
- Chancery
- C.P. 20, Cúria Diocesana, Av. João Bernardo Vieira, 1001 Bissau Codex, Guiné-Bissau
- Telephone
- Tel. 96.677.82.31
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Bafatá 96 km
- Diocese of Ziguinchor SN 108 km
- Diocese of Boké GN 188 km
- Diocese of Kolda SN 189 km
- Diocese of Banjul GM 216 km
- Diocese of Kaolack SN 259 km
Parishes near the see
- São Carlos Lwanga · Bajob 1 km
- Nossa Senhora de Ajuda Bissau · Bissau 2 km
- Nossa Senhora de Fátima · Bissau 2 km
- Santa Luzia · Bissau 2 km
- São João Batista de Brá · Bissau 2 km
- São José de Bôr · Bissau 2 km
Sources: Wikipedia + Catholic-Hierarchy · Annuario code 001000908 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08