Diocese of Livramento de Nossa Senhora

Dioecesis Liberationis Marianae
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provinceVitória da Conquista
Statistics
Area24,890 km2 (9,610 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2004)
269,071
233,878 (86.9%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established27 February 1967 (56 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nossa Senhora do Livramento
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopArmando Bucciol
Metropolitan ArchbishopJosafá Menezes da Silva, when pallium is conferred

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Livramento de Nossa Senhora (Latin: Dioecesis Liberationis Marianae) is a diocese located in the city of Livramento de Nossa Senhora (Bahia state) in the Ecclesiastical province of Vitória da Conquista in Brazil.

History

  • 27 February 1967: Established as Diocese of Livramento de Nossa Senhora from the Diocese of Caetité

Leadership

  • Bishops of Livramento de Nossa Senhora (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Hélio Paschoal, C.S.S. (1967.03.29 – 2004.01.21)
    • Bishop Armando Bucciol (2004.01.21 – present)

References

13°39′01″S 41°50′28″W / 13.6502°S 41.8411°W / -13.6502; -41.8411


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