AFRICA/CAPE VERDE - MINDELO NEW DIOCESE, FIRST
BISHOP REV. GOMES FURTADO
The new diocese of Mindelo situated on the Island of San Vincente
like the mother diocese will be immediately subject to the Holy
See.
Here are the related statistics
| |
SANTIAGO
DE CABO VERDE
Before
|
MINDELO |
SANTIAGO
DE CABO VERDE
Today |
| Area
sq. km |
4.033 |
2.207 |
1.793 |
| population |
434.812 |
147.489 |
287.323 |
| Catholics |
410.000 |
140.114 |
272.956 |
| parishes |
41 |
12 |
29 |
| Priests
diocesan |
13 |
5 |
8 |
| Priests
religious |
35 |
15 |
20 |
| Sisters |
108 |
29 |
79 |
| Major
seminarians |
22 |
1 |
12 |
