Diocese of Kwito-Bié


The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kwito-Bié 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

Bishops of Silva Porto

  • Bishop Manuel António Pires ; see above
  • Bishop Antonio Ildefonse dos Santos Silva, O.S.B.

Coadjutor bishops