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Roman Catholic Diocese of Estância

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Apostolic Administrator
  
Giovanni Crippa

Country
  
Brazil

Pope
  
Francis

Area
  
6,736 km²

Metropolitan archbishop
  
José Palmeira Lessa

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2006) 431,127 423,228 (98.2%)

Established
  
30 April 1960 (56 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of our Lady of Guadalupe in Estância

Address
  
praça barão do rio branco, Praça Barão do Rio Branco, 40, Estância - SE, 49200-000, Brazil

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aracaju

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Estância (Latin: Dioecesis Stantianus) is a diocese located in the city of Estância in the Ecclesiastical province of Aracajú in Brazil.

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History

  • April 30, 1960: Established as Diocese of Estância from the Diocese of Aracaju

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Estância (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Marco Eugênio Galrão Leite de Almeida (2003.04.30 – present)
  • Bishop Hildebrando Mendes Costa (1986.03.25 – 2003.04.30)
  • Bishop José Bezerra Coutinho (1961.01.28 – 1985.06.01)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Estância Wikipedia
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