Pope Pius XII created a Mission “sui iuris” comprising the then overseas colony of Portuguese Guinea on September 4, 1940, until then under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Santiago de Cabo Verde, in Cape Verde islands.

The first Bishop of the Diocese of Bissau was Italian-born Settimio Ferrazzetta, who held office until his death, at 26 January 1999.

He was succeeded by the first Bissau-Guinean native bishop, José Câmnate na Bissign, aged 57 years old.

On 13 May 2011 Pope Benedict XVI named Father José Lampra Cà as Auxiliary Bishop-elect of Bissau.

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