Roman Catholic Diocese of Caetité
Diocese of Caetité Dioecesis Caëtitensis | |
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 Cathedral of St. Ann | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Vitória da Conquista |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 41,740 km2 (16,120 sq mi) |
Population
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| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 20 October 1913 (111 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Sant’Ana |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Sede vacante |
| Bishop | José Roberto Silva Carvalho |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Josafá Menezes da Silva |
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.
History
[edit]- 20 October 1913: Established as Diocese of Caetité from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia
Leadership
[edit]- Bishops of Caetité (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop José Roberto Silva Carvalho (2016.10.26 - present)
- Bishop Riccardo Guerrino 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 Juvêncio de Brito (1926.12.23 – 1945.12.15), appointed Bishop of Garanhuns, Pernambuco
- Bishop Manoel Raymundo de Mello (1914.08.18 – 1923.07.30), appointed Bishop of Stobi, North Macedonia[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Stobi (Titular See) Stobensis". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
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