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Roman Catholic Diocese of Jequié

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
18,771 km²

Country
  
Brazil

Pope
  
Francis

Phone
  
+55 73 3525-6770

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 580,000 500,000 (86.2%)

Established
  
7 November 1978 (38 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral Santo Antônio de Pádua

Bishop
  
Ruy Gonçalves Lopes, O.F.M. Cap.

Address
  
R. Dez de Julho, 9 - Centro, Jequié - BA, 45202-390, Brazil

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista

Similar
  
Paróquia Santo Antônio d, Catedral de Santo Antônio, Ótica Calixto, Hospital Perpetuo Socorro, 93 FM

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

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History

  • 7 November 1978: Established as Diocese of Jequié from the Diocese of Amargosa and Diocese of Vitória da Conquista

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Jequié (Roman rite)
  • Cristiano Jakob Krapf (1978.11.07 – 2012.07.04)
  • Ruy Gonçalves Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. (2012.07.04 - present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Jequié Wikipedia
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