List of churches in Cape Verde explained

This is a list of churches, cathedrals and chapels in Cape Verde.

Boa Vista

• Nossa Senhora da Conceição - Povoação Velha
• Curral Velho church - reopened around 2010
• Espingueira church
• Capela de Nossa Senhora de Fátima - north of Sal Rei - abandoned
• Rabil church
• Sal Rei Nazarene church
• Santa Isabel church - Sal Rei¹
• Capela de Santo António - Povoação Velha
• São João Batista church - Fundo das Figueiras¹

Brava

• Avedomar Estrela church - Furna
• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Brava - one of Cape Verde's first Mormon churches
• Cachaço church
• Chapel in Mato Grande
• Church in Fajã de Água
• Nossa Senhora do Monte church, Nossa Senhora do Monte¹
• Nova Sintra Apostolic church
• Nova Sintra Adventist church
• Santa Bárbara church - Santa Bárbara
• São João Batista church - Nova Sintra¹

Fogo

• Chã das Caldeiras Adventist church
• Church in Fonte Aleixo
• Church in Monte Largo
• Nossa Senhora da Ajuda church - Mosteiros¹
• Nossa Senhora da Conceição church/São Filipe Cathedral - São Filipe¹
• Nossa Senhora de Encarnação church - São Filipe
• Nossa Senhora do Socorro church - Vicente Dias
• Portela church - Chã das Caldeiras
• Church in Salto
• Santa Catarina church - Cova Figueira¹
• Santa Filomena church - São Filipe
• São Filipe city Seventh Day Adventist church
• São Filipe city Apostolic church
• São Filipe city Nazarene church
• São Francisco de Assís church - São Filipe
• São Lourenco church - São Lourenço¹

Maio

• Barreiro chapel
• Cascabulho church
• Figueira da Horta church
• Morrinho church
• Nossa Senhora da Luz church - Cidade do Maio¹
• Santa Clara church
• Santo Antônio church
• São José church - Calheta do Maio
• São Pedro church - Pedro Vaz

Sal

• Espargos Nazarene church - Espargos
• Nossa Senhora das Dores church, - Santa Maria¹
• Nossa Senhora de Piedade church - Pedra de Lume
• Capela de Pedra de Lume
• São João church - Espargos
• São José church - Palmeira

Santiago

• Achada Grande Frente church
• Assomada Nazarene church
• Chão Bom church
• Cidade Velha Adventist church
• Hortelão church - Ribeira Principal
• Monte Alverne church - Cidade Velha - existed until around 1770
• Nossa Senhora da Conceição church - Cidade Velha - existed until around 1770
• Nossa Senhora da Fátima church - Assomada
• Nossa Senhora da Fátima church - Milho Branco
• Nossa Senhora da Luz church - Achada Baleia
• Nossa Senhora da Luz church - Milho Branco¹
• Nossa Senhora do Rosário church - Cidade Velha - the first colonial church and the first church in the sub-Saharan portion of West Africa
• Palmarejo Adventist church
• Our Lady of Grace Pro-Cathedral - Praia¹
• Pedra Badejo Apostolic church
• Pedra Badejo Baptist church
• Pedra Badejo Nazarene church
• Pedra Badejo Presbyterian church
• Porto Rincão church
• Praia Baptist church
• Praia Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints church
• Praia Pentecostal church
• Praia Nazarene church
• Ribeira da Barca church
• Ribeira da Barca Adventist church
• Ribeira da Prata church
• Rui Vaz church
• Sagrado de Coração de Jesus church - Calabaceira, Praia
• Santiago Maior church - Pedra Badejo¹
• Santa Ana church - Santa Ana
• Santo Amaro Abade church - Tarrafal¹
• Santa Casa de Misericórdia church, also a hospital - Cidade Velha - existed until around 1770
• Santa Catarina church - Assomada, Achada Falcão¹
• Santa Luzia chapel - Cidade Velha - existed until around 1770
• Capela de Santo António - Achada Santo António, Praia
• Achada de Santo António Nazarene church
• São Gonçalo church
• Convent of Saint Francis (São Francisco) - Cidade Velha
• São João Batista church - São João Batista¹
• São Lourenço dos Órgãos church - João Teves¹
• São Martinho church - São Martinho Grande
• São Miguel Arcanjo church - Calheta de São Miguel¹
• São Nicolau Tolentino church - São Domingos¹
• São Pedro church - Cidade Velha - existed until around 1770
• São Pedro church - Praia
• São Roque church - Cidade Velha - existed until around 1770
• São Salvador do Mundo church - Picos¹
• Capela de São Sebastião - Cidade Velha
• Sé Cathedral - Cidade Velha
• Tira Chapéu church - Praia
• Capela de Trindade - Trindade, Praia
• Vila Nova Parish Church - Praia

Santo Antão

• Lagoinha chapel
• Lombo da Figueira church
• Monte Trigo church
• Nossa Senhora da Graça church - Pico da Cruz/Cintra da Vaca
• Nossa Senhora do Livramento church - Ponta do Sol¹
• Nossa Senhora do Rosário church - Ribeira Grande¹
• Santo André church - Ribeira das Pratas¹
• Santo António church - Pombas¹
• Santo Crucifixo church - Coculi¹
• São João Batista church - Porto Novo¹
• São Pedro church - Figueiral
• São Pedro church - Tarrafal de Monte Trigo
• São Pedro Apóstolo church - Chã da Igreja¹

São Nicolau

• Juncalinho church
• Nossa Senhora da Lapa church - Queimadas¹
• Nossa Senhora do Rosário church - Ribeira Brava¹
• Praia Branca church
• Preguiça church
• São Francisco de Assis church - Tarrafal de São Nicolau¹

São Vicente

• Mindelo Nazarene church
• Mindelo United Pentecostal church
• Mindelo Seventh Day Adventist church
• Nossa Senhora da Auxiliadora church - Mindelo
• Pro-Cathedral of Our Lady of the Light, Mindelo¹
• Santa Cruz church - Salamansa
• São Pedro church - São Pedro

See also

• List of churches

Notes

¹The church also serves as the seat of a parish