History

• September 4, 1940: Established as Diocese of Silva Porto from the Diocese of São Paulo de Loanda
• May 16, 1979: Renamed as Diocese of Kwito-Bié

Special Churches

Leadership

• Bishops of Kwito-Bié (Roman rite)
• Bishop José Nambi (since 1997.01.15)
• Bishop Pedro Luís António (1979.06.15 – 1997.01.15)
• Bishop Manuel António Pires (1979.05.16 – 1979.06.15)
• Bishops of Silva Porto (Roman rite)
• Bishop Manuel António Pires (1958.09.23 – 1979.05.16)
• Bishop Antonio Ildefonse dos Santos Silva, O.S.B. (1941.11.03 – 1958.08.17)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Angola

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information