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Roman Catholic Diocese of Amargosa

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Bishop
  
Sede vacante

Country
  
Brazil

Pope
  
Francis

Area
  
13,380 km²

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 552,042 537,000 (97.3%)

Established
  
10 May 1941 (75 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral Nossa Senhora do Bom Con

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia

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.

Contents

History

  • 10 May 1941: Established as Diocese of Amargosa from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Amargosa (Latin Rite)
  • Floréncio Cicinho Vieira (1942.04.11 – 1969.01.11)
  • Alair Vilar Fernandes de Melo (1970.03.17 – 1988.04.06)
  • João Nílton dos Santos Souza (1988.08.31 – 2015.06.10)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Amargosa Wikipedia
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