Roman Catholic Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas–Caravelas
Appearance
Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas–Caravelas Dioecesis Taxensis–Carabellensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | São Salvador da Bahia |
Statistics | |
Area | 18,574 km2 (7,171 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 364,720 292,000 (80.1%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 21 July 1962 (62 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral São Pedro, Teixeira de Freitas |
Co-cathedral | Catedral São Pedro, Caravelas |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Jailton de Oliveira Lino, P.S.D.P. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger |
Website | |
dioceseteixeiradefreitas.com.br |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas–Caravelas (Latin: Dioecesis Taxensis–Carabellensis) is a diocese located in the cities of Teixeira de Freitas and Caravelas in the ecclesiastical province of São Salvador da Bahia in Brazil.
History
[edit]- 21 July 1962: Established as Diocese of Caravelas from the Diocese of Ilhéus
- 18 April 1983: Renamed as Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas–Caravelas
Leadership, in reverse chronological order
[edit]- Bishops of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Jailton de Oliveira Lino, P.S.D.P. (2017.11.15 - present)
- Bishop Carlos Alberto dos Santos (2005.06.15 – 2017.02.01), appointed Bishop of Itabuna, Bahia
- Bishop Antônio Eliseu Zuqueto, O.F.M. Cap. (1983.04.18 – 2005.06.15)
- Bishop of Caravelas (Roman Rite), below
- Bishop Filippo Tiago Broers, O.F.M. (1963.05.02 – 1983.04.18)
References
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