Roman Catholic Diocese of Kwito-Bié
{{Short description|Roman Catholic diocese in Angola}}
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kwito-Bié ({{langx|la|Dioecesis Kvitobiensis}}) is a diocese located in Bié Province in the ecclesiastical province of Huambo in Angola. The cathedral is located in the city of Cuito.
History
The diocese was established on 4 September 1940 as the Diocese of Silva Porto on territory separated from the Diocese of São Paulo de Loanda. Initially, the diocese was a suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda. The diocese lost territory on 25 November 1957 to establish the Roman Catholic Diocese of Malanje and on 1 July 1963 to establish the Diocese of Luso.
On 3 February 1977, the diocese changed suffragans to the Archdiocese of Huambo. On 16 May 1979, it was renamed as the Diocese of Kwito-Bié.
Special churches
The Cathedral of the diocese is Sé Catedral de São Lourenço in Cuito, Bié Province.
Bishops
= Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order =
== Bishops of Kwito-Bié==
- Bishop-elect Vicente Sanombo (28 March 2024 – ){{Cite web |date=28 March 2024 |title=Rinunce e nomine |url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2024/03/28/0256/00549.html |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=press.vatican.va}}
- Bishop José Nambi (15 January 1997 – 31 October 2022)
- Bishop Pedro Luís António (15 June 1979 – 15 January 1997)
- Bishop Manuel António Pires (16 May 1979 – 15 June 1979); see below
== Bishops of Silva Porto==
- Bishop Manuel António Pires (23 September 1958 – 16 May 1979); see above
- Bishop Antonio Ildefonse dos Santos Silva, O.S.B. (3 November 1941 – 17 August 1958)
=Coadjutor bishops=
- Manuel António Pires (1955-1958)
- José Nambi (1995-1997)
See also
Sources
{{Reflist}}
- [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/kwit0.htm GCatholic.org]
- {{Catholic-hierarchy |diocese|dkwit|Diocese of Kwito-Bié|accessdate= 23 February 2023 | archiveurl= | archivedate= }}
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