Roman Catholic Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde

Located in Cape Verde Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde (Latin: Sancti Jacobi Dioecesis Capitis Viridis ) on the island of Santiago, based in Praia was removed from the Portuguese diocese of Funchal already on 31 January 1533. After the September 4, 1940 sui juris mission Guinea had been removed from him Portoghese, it counted 1950 168 109 Catholics ( 95.1 % ) in 30 parishes with seven diocesan priests, 18 religious priests and 9 sisters.

On 9 December 2003, the Diocese of Mindelo was separated from him, and as Santiago de Cabo Verde immediat.