Diocese of Amargosa

Dioecesis Amargosensis
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provinceSão Salvador da Bahia
Statistics
Area13,380 km2 (5,170 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
552,042
537,000 (97.3%)
Information
RiteRoman Rite
Established10 May 1941 (82 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nossa Senhora do Bom Con
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Bishop electJuraci Gomes de Oliveira
Metropolitan ArchbishopSérgio da Rocha
Bishops emeritusJoão Nílton dos Santos Souza

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Amargosa (Latin: Dioecesis Amargosensis) is a diocese located in the city of Amargosa in the Ecclesiastical province of São Salvador da Bahia in Brazil.

History

  • 10 May 1941: Established as Diocese of Amargosa from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia

Leadership

Bishops of Amargosa
  • Floréncio Cicinho Vieira (11 April 1942 – 11 January 1969)
  • Alair Vilar Fernandes de Melo (17 March 1970 – 6 April 1988), appointed Archbishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
  • João Nílton dos Santos Souza (31 August 1988 – 10 June 2015)
  • Valdemir Ferreira dos Santos (1 May 2016 – 18 August 2021), appointed Bishop of Penedo
  • Juraci Gomes de Oliveira (31 May 2023[1] – present)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishop
  • Walfrido Teixeira Vieira, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia in 1961

References

  1. "Resignations and Appointments, 31.05.2023" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.

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