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Roman Catholic Diocese of Caetité

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Pope
  
Francis

Phone
  
+55 77 3454-1358

Cathedral
  
Catedral Sant’Ana

Area
  
41,740 km²

Country
  
Brazil

Roman Catholic Diocese of Caetité

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 678,221 618,351 (91.2%)

Established
  
20 October 1913 (103 years ago)

Bishop
  
Guerrino Riccardo Brusati

Address
  
R. Barão de Caetité, 22, Caetité - BA, 46600-000, Brazil

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caetité (Latin: Dioecesis Caëtitensis) is a diocese located in the city of Caetité in the Ecclesiastical province of Vitória da Conquista in Brazil.

Contents

History

  • 20 October 1913: Established as Diocese of Caetité from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Caetité (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Guerrino Riccardo Brusati (2002.11.13 – present)
  • Bishop Antônio Alberto Guimarães Rezende, C.S.S. (1981.11.09 – 2002.11.13)
  • Bishop Eliseu Maria Gomes de Oliveira, O. Carm. (1974.02.05 – 1980.09.24)
  • Bishop Silvério Paulo de Albuquerque, O.F.M. (1970.03.17 – 1973.01.18)
  • Bishop José Pedro de Araújo Costa (later Archbishop) (1957.05.25 – 1968.12.28)
  • Bishop José Terceiro de Sousa (1948.02.13 – 1955.12.09)
  • Bishop Juvéncio de Brito (1926.12.23 – 1945.12.15)
  • Bishop Manoel Raymundo de Mello (1914.08.18 – 1923.07.30)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Caetité Wikipedia
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