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Diocese immediately subject to the Holy See São Tomé e Príncipe, São Tomé and Príncipe

Diocese of São Tomé e Príncipe

Sancti Thomae in Insula

Latin Church

The Diocese of São Tomé e Príncipe, erected in 1534, covers the entire territory of São Tomé and Príncipe and is immediately subject to the Holy See. Its current bishop is João de Ceita Nazaré, appointed in January 2024.

On the map

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São Tomé e Príncipe, São Tomé and Príncipe, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1534
Catholics
112,000
Priests
15
Territory
1,001 km²

Parishes and churches

13 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
João de Ceita Nazaré

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The cathedral

Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Graça (Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace), São Tomé stands in São Tomé e Príncipe, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Covering the whole territory of the Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, the Roman Catholic Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe (Latin: Sancti Thomae in Insula) is immediately subject to the Holy See and keeps its seat in the city of São Tomé. As of 2015, Catholics numbered 112,000, or 57.4% of the country's inhabitants.

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