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)580,000500,000 (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.

History

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

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)

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