Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista (Latin: Archidioecesis Victoriensis de Conquista) is an archdiocese located in the city of Vitória da Conquista in Brazil.

Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista

Archidioecesis Victoriensis de Conquista
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provinceVitória da Conquista
Statistics
Area24,709 km2 (9,540 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
724,619
542,249 (74.8%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established27 July 1957 (63 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora das Vitórias
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopJosafá Menezes da Silva
Bishops emeritusLuís Gonzaga Silva Pepeu, O.F.M. Cap.
Website
arquidioceseconquista.org

History

  • 27 July 1957: Established as Diocese of Vitória da Conquista from the Diocese of Amargosa
  • 16 January 2002: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista

Bishops

Bishops of Vitória da Conquista
  • Jackson Berenguer Prado (1958.04.16 – 1962.09.24)
  • Climério Almeida de Andrade (1962.09.24 – 1981.05.24)
  • Celso José Pinto da Silva (1981.07.04 – 2001.02.21), appointed Archbishop of Teresina, Piaui
Archbishops of Vitória da Conquista
  • Geraldo Lyrio Rocha (2002.01.16 – 2007.04.11), appointed Archbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais
  • Luís Gonzaga Silva Pepeu, O.F.M. Cap. (11 June 2008 - 9 October 2019)
  • Josafá Menezes da Silva (9 October 2019 – present)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Zanoni Demettino Castro, appointed Bishop of São Mateus, Espirito Santo in 2007
  • Valdemir Ferreira dos Santos, appointed Bishop of Floriano, Piaui in 2010
  • João Santos Cardoso, appointed Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui in 2011
  • Estevam dos Santos Silva Filho, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia in 2014
  • José Roberto Silva Carvalho, appointed Bishop of Caetité, Bahia n 2016

Suffragan dioceses

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