Roman Catholic Diocese of Bonfim

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Metropolitan Feira de Santana Rite Latin Rite Area 34,600 km²		Parishes 24 Pope Francis Country Brazil
Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2012)659,000596,000 (90.4%) Established 6 April 1933 (83 years ago) Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Feira de Santana

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bonfim (Latin: Dioecesis Bonfimensis) is a diocese located in the city of Senhor do Bonfim, in the Ecclesiastical province of Feira de Santana in Brazil.

History

April 6, 1933: Established as Diocese of Bonfim from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia

Bishops of Bonfim (Latin Rite)

Hugo Bressane de Araújo (1935.12.19 – 1940.09.19)

Henrique Hector Golland Trindade, O.F.M. (1941.03.29 – 1948.05.15)

José Alves de Sà Trindade (1948.09.04 – 1956.05.27)

Antônio de Mendonça Monteiro (1957.03.07 – 1972.12.23)

Jairo Rui Matos da Silva (1974.01.11 – 2006.07.26)

Francisco Canindé Palhano (2006.07.26 – present)

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