Roman Catholic Diocese of Amargosa
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Diocese of Amargosa Dioecesis Amargosensis | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Ecclesiastical province | São Salvador da Bahia |
Statistics | |
Area | 13,380 km2 (5,170 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 552,042 537,000 (97.3%) |
Information | |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 10 May 1941 (83 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora do Bom Con |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop elect | Juraci Gomes de Oliveira |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Sérgio da Rocha |
Bishops emeritus | João Nílton dos Santos Souza |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Amargosa (Latin: Dioecesis Amargosensis) is a diocese located in the city of Amargosa in the ecclesiastical province of São Salvador da Bahia in Brazil.
History
[edit]- 10 May 1941: Established as Diocese of Amargosa from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia
Leadership
[edit]- Bishops of Amargosa
- Floréncio Cicinho Vieira (11 April 1942 – 11 January 1969)
- Alair Vilar Fernandes de Melo (17 March 1970 – 6 April 1988), appointed Archbishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
- João Nílton dos Santos Souza (31 August 1988 – 10 June 2015)
- Valdemir Ferreira dos Santos (1 May 2016 – 18 August 2021), appointed Bishop of Penedo
- Juraci Gomes de Oliveira (31 May 2023[1] – present)
- Other priests of this diocese who became bishop
- Walfrido Teixeira Vieira, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia in 1961
References
[edit]- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 31.05.2023" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
External links
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