Roman Catholic Diocese of Ruy Barbosa

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ruy Barbosa (Latin: Dioecesis Ruibarbosensis) is a diocese located in the city of Ruy Barbosa, Bahia in the Ecclesiastical province of Feira de Santana in Brazil.

Diocese of Ruy Barbosa

Dioecesis Ruibarbosensis

Diocese de Barra
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provinceFeira de Santana
MetropolitanFeira de Santana
Statistics
Area25,169 km2 (9,718 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2010)
445,000
357,000 (80.2%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established14 November 1959 (61 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St Anthony in Rui Barbosa
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopEstevam dos Santos Silva Filho
Metropolitan ArchbishopZanoni Demettino Castro
Bishops emeritusAndré de Witte

History

  • November 14, 1959: Established as Diocese of Ruy Barbosa from the Diocese of Barra, Diocese of Bonfim and Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia.

Leadership

  • Bishops of Ruy Barbosa (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Epaminondas José de Araújo (1959.12.14 – 1966.10.27), appointed Bishop of Anápolis, Goias
    • Bishop José Adelino Dantas (1967.02.20 – 1975.10.04)
    • Bishop Mathias William Schmidt, O.S.B. (1976.05.14 – 1992.05.24)
    • Bishop André de Witte (1994.06.08 – 2020.04.15)
    • Bishop Estevam dos Santos Silva Filho (2020.04.15 -)

References


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