Diocese of Amargosa
Catholic ecclesiastical territory
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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.
Country
Brazil
BrazilArea13,380 km2 (5,170 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
- (as of 2004)
- 552,042
- 537,000 (97.3%)
Diocese of Amargosa Dioecesis Amargosensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | São Salvador da Bahia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 13,380 km2 (5,170 sq mi) |
Population
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| Information | |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 10 May 1941 (85 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora do Bom Con |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop elect | Juraci Gomes de Oliveira |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Sérgio da Rocha |
| Bishops emeritus | João Nílton dos Santos Souza |
History
- 10 May 1941: Established as Diocese of Amargosa from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia
Leadership
- Bishops of Amargosa
- Floréncio Cicinho Vieira (11 April 1942 – 11 January 1969)
- Alair Vilar Fernandes de Melo (17 March 1970 – 6 April 1988), appointed Archbishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
- João Nílton dos Santos Souza (31 August 1988 – 10 June 2015)
- Valdemir Ferreira dos Santos (1 May 2016 – 18 August 2021), appointed Bishop of Penedo
- Juraci Gomes de Oliveira (31 May 2023[1] – present)
- Other priests of this diocese who became bishop
- Walfrido Teixeira Vieira, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia in 1961
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