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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Feira de Santana

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Ecclesiastical province
  
Feira de Santana

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Brazil

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
16,878 km²

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Zanoni Demettino Castro

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Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2006) 960,033 859,949 (89.6%)

Established
  
21 July 1962 (54 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of St Anne in Feira de Santana

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Feira de Santana (Latin: Archidioecesis Fori Sancti Annae) is an archdiocese located in the city of Feira de Santana in Brazil.

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History

  • July 21, 1962: Established as Diocese of Feira de Santana from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia
  • January 16, 2002: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Feira de Santana

    • Leadership

  • Archbishops of Feira de Santana (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Zanoni Demettino Castro, (2015.11.18-Present)
  • Archbishop Itamar Navildo Vian, O.F.M. Cap. (2002.01.16 – 2015.11.18)
  • Bishops of Feira de Santana (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Itamar Navildo Vian, O.F.M. Cap. (later Archbishop) (1995.02.22 – 2002.01.16)
  • Bishop Silvério Paulo de Albuquerque, O.F.M. (1973.01.18 – 1995.02.22)
  • Bishop Jackson Berenguer Prado (1962.09.24 – 1971.10.08)

    • Suffragan dioceses

  • Diocese of Barra
  • Diocese of Barreiras
  • Diocese of Bonfim
  • Diocese of Irecê
  • Diocese of Juazeiro
  • Diocese of Paulo Afonso
  • Diocese of Ruy Barbosa
  • Diocese of Serrinha

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Feira de Santana Wikipedia
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