Roman Catholic Diocese of Caetité

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caetité (Latin: Dioecesis Caëtitensis) is a diocese located in the city of Caetité in the Ecclesiastical province of Vitória da Conquista in Brazil.

Diocese of Caetité

Dioecesis Caëtitensis
Cathedral of St. Ann
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provinceVitória da Conquista
Statistics
Area41,740 km2 (16,120 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
678,221
618,351 (91.2%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established20 October 1913 (107 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Sant’Ana
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopGuerrino Riccardo Brusati
Metropolitan ArchbishopJosafá Menezes da Silva, when pallium is conferred

History

  • 20 October 1913: Established as Diocese of Caetité from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia

Leadership

  • Bishops of Caetité (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
    • Bishop José Roberto Silva Carvalho (2016 10.26 - present)
    • Bishop Guerrino Riccardo Brusati (2002.11.13 – 2015.05.27), appointed Bishop of Janaúba, Minas Gerais
    • Bishop Antônio Alberto Guimarães Rezende, C.S.S. (1981.11.09 – 2002.11.13)
    • Bishop Eliseu Maria Gomes de Oliveira, O. Carm. (1974.02.05 – 1980.09.24), appointed Bishop of Itabuna, Bahia
    • Bishop Silvério Paulo de Albuquerque, O.F.M. (1970.03.17 – 1973.01.18), appointed Bishop of Feira de Santana, Bahia
    • Bishop José Pedro de Araújo Costa (1957.05.25 – 1968.12.28), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Uberaba, Minas Gerais
    • Bishop José Terceiro de Sousa (1948.02.13 – 1955.12.09)
    • Bishop Juvéncio de Brito (1926.12.23 – 1945.12.15), appointed Bishop of Garanhuns, Pernambuco
    • Bishop Manoel Raymundo de Mello (1914.08.18 – 1923.07.30)

References


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