Roman Catholic Diocese of Amargosa

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.

Diocese of Amargosa

Dioecesis Amargosensis
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provinceSão Salvador da Bahia
Statistics
Area13,380 km2 (5,170 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
552,042
537,000 (97.3%)
Information
RiteRoman Rite
Established10 May 1941 (79 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nossa Senhora do Bom Con
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopValdemir Ferreira dos Santos
Metropolitan ArchbishopSérgio da Rocha
Bishops emeritusJoão Nílton dos Santos Souza

History

  • 10 May 1941: Established as Diocese of Amargosa from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia

Bishops

  • Bishops of Amargosa (Latin Church)
    • Floréncio Cicinho Vieira (11 Apr 1942 – 11 Jan 1969)
    • Alair Vilar Fernandes de Melo (17 Mar 1970 – 6 Apr 1988), appointedmArchbishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
    • João Nílton dos Santos Souza (31 Aug 1988 – 10 Jun 2015)
    • Valdemir Ferreira dos Santos (1 May 2016 - )

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • Walfrido Teixeira Vieira, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia in 1961

References


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