Diocese of Kwito-Bié

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kwito-Bié (Latin: 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 Vicente Sanombo (28 March 2024 – )^[1]
• 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)