The Catholic Church in the Cape Verde is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. The country is divided into two dioceses: Mindelo and Santiago de Cabo Verde.
In 2022, more than 94% of the population of Cape Verde is Christian, with almost 85% being Roman Catholic. [1] Other figures state that 77% of the population is Catholic. [2]
The Catholic Church was established by Portuguese traders in 1533 on the island. [3] Diplomatic relations between the Vatican and Cape Verde were established in 1976. [4]
The Diocese of Mindelo was divided from the original Diocese of Santiago in 2003, creating the current configuration of two diocese covering the island country. [3] In 2011, an agreement was signed between the Government of Cape Verde and the Vatican creating a legal foundation for the Catholic Church in the country, allowed for Catholic schools, and a church role in formalizing marriages. [5] On February 14, 2015, Pope Francis made Bishop Arlindo Gomes the first Cardinal from Cape Verde. [3]
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The Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Cape Verde. It covers the islands of Maio, Santiago, Fogo, and Brava. Its cathedra is within the Pró-catedral Nossa Senhora da Graça in Praia, Santiago. The diocese is immediately exempt to the Holy See and is not part of any ecclesiastical province.
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Arlindo Gomes Furtado CSSp is a Cape Verdean prelate of the Catholic Church who has been bishop of the Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde since 2009. He was the first bishop of the Diocese of Mindelo from 2004 to 2009. He studied for several years in Coimbra, Portugal, while preparing for his ordination, and several more as a professor there after becoming a priest.
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Paulino do Livramento Évora was a Cape Verdean clergyman and the first Cape Verdean-born bishop of Cape Verde.
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