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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista

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Ecclesiastical province
  
Vitória da Conquista

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Brazil

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
24,709 km²

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 724,619 542,249 (74.8%)

Established
  
27 July 1957 (59 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora das Vitórias

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista (Latin: Archidioecesis Victoriensis de Conquista) is an archdiocese located in the city of Vitória da Conquista in Brazil.

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History

  • 27 July 1957: Established as Diocese of Vitória da Conquista from the Diocese of Amargosa
  • 16 January 2002: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Vitória da Conquista (Roman Rite)
  • Jackson Berenguer Prado (1958.04.16 – 1962.09.24)
  • Climério Almeida de Andrade (1962.09.24 – 1981.05.24)
  • Celso José Pinto da Silva (later Archbishop) (1981.07.04 – 2001.02.21)
  • Archbishops of Vitória da Conquista (Roman rite)
  • Geraldo Lyrio Rocha (2002.01.16 – 2007.04.11)
  • Luís Gonzaga Silva Pepeu, O.F.M. Cap. (2008.06.11 - present)

    • Suffragan dioceses

  • Diocese of Bom Jesus da Lapa
  • Diocese of Caetité
  • Diocese of Jequié
  • Diocese of Livramento de Nossa Senhora

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista Wikipedia
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