Roman Catholic Diocese of Jequié

Coordinates: 13°51′26″S 40°05′01″W / 13.8573°S 40.0837°W / -13.8573; -40.0837
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Diocese of Jequié

Dioecesis Iequieana
Catedral Santo Antônio de Pádua in 2006
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provinceVitória da Conquista
Statistics
Area18,771 km2 (7,248 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
580,000
500,000 (86.2%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established7 November 1978 (45 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Santo Antônio de Pádua
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Bishopvacant
Metropolitan ArchbishopJosafá Menezes da Silva, when pallium is conferred
Bishops emeritusCristiano Jakob Krapf
Website
www.diocesedejequie.com.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jequié (Latin: Dioecesis Iequieana) is a diocese located in the city of Jequié in the ecclesiastical province of Vitória da Conquista in Brazil.

History[edit]

  • 7 November 1978: Established as Diocese of Jequié from the Diocese of Amargosa and Diocese of Vitória da Conquista

Bishops[edit]

  • Bishops of Jequié (Roman rite)
    • Cristiano Jakob Krapf (1978.11.07 – 2012.07.04)
    • Ruy Gonçalves Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. (2012.07.04 - 2010.07.10), appointed Bishop of Caruaru, Pernambuco

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[edit]

  • Antônio Tourinho Neto, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco in 2014
  • Vítor Agnaldo de Menezes, appointed Bishop of Propriá, Sergipe in 2017

References[edit]

13°51′26″S 40°05′01″W / 13.8573°S 40.0837°W / -13.8573; -40.0837