Roman Catholic Diocese of Alagoinhas
Catholic ecclesiastical territory
Diocese of Alagoinhas Dioecesis Alacunensis | |
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Catedral Santo Antônio in 2016 | |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | São Salvador da Bahia |
Statistics | |
Area | 15,795 km2 (6,098 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 680,000 524,000 (77.1%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 28 October 1974 (49 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Santo Antônio |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Francisco de Oliveira Vidal |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alagoinhas (Latin: Dioecesis Alacunensis) is a diocese located in the city of Alagoinhas in the ecclesiastical province of São Salvador da Bahia in Brazil.
History
- 28 October 1974: Established as Diocese of Alagoinhas from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia
Leadership
- Bishops of Alagoinhas (Latin Rite)
- José Floriberto Cornelis, O.S.B. (13 Nov 1974 – 24 May 1986), Archbishop (personal title)
- Jaime Mota de Farias (7 Nov 1986 – 24 Apr 2002)
- Paulo Romeu Dantas Bastos (24 Apr 2002 – 13 Jan 2021)
- Francisco de Oliveira Vidal (27 Sep 2022 – present)
References
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
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