Diocese of Irecê

Dioecesis Irecensis

Diocese de Irecê
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provinceFeira de Santana
MetropolitanFeira de Santana
Statistics
Area24,065 km2 (9,292 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
532,000
344,000 (64.7%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established28 April 1979 (44 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Good Shepherd in Irecê
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopTommaso Cascianelli
Metropolitan ArchbishopZanoni Demettino Castro
Website
http://www.dioceseirece.com.br/

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Irecê (Latin: Dioecesis Irecensis) is a diocese located in the city of Irecê in the Ecclesiastical province of Feira de Santana in Brazil.

History

Leadership

  • Bishops of Irecê (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
    • Bishop Tommaso Cascianelli, C.P. (2000.07.05 – present)
    • Bishop João Maria Messi, O.S.M. (1995.03.22 – 1999.11.17), appointed Bishop of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro
    • Bishop Edgar Carício de Gouvêa (1983.06.13 – 1994.03.02)
    • Bishop Homero Leite Meira (1980.09.24 – 1983.06.13)

References

11°18′12″S 41°51′26″W / 11.3034°S 41.8571°W / -11.3034; -41.8571


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