Diocese of Serrinha

Dioecesis Serrignensis

Diocese de Serrinha
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provinceFeira de Santana
MetropolitanFeira de Santana
Statistics
Area17,169 km2 (6,629 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
550,000
473,000 (86%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established21 September 2005 (18 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Saint Anne in Serrinha
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopHélio Pereira dos Santos
Metropolitan ArchbishopZanoni Demettino Castro
Bishops emeritusOttorino Assolari, CSF

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Serrinha (Latin: Dioecesis Serrignensis) is located in the Brazilian state of Bahia. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Feira de Santana.

History

The diocese was erected on 21 September 2005 with territory taken from the Archdiocese of Feira de Santana and the Diocese of Paulo Afonso[1]

Bishops

Ordinaries

  • Ottorino Assolari, C.S.F. (21 September 2005[1] – 3 February 2021)
  • Hélio Pereira dos Santos (3 February 2021 - )

Coadjutor Bishop

  • Hélio Pereira dos Santos (16 October 2020[2] – 3 February 2021)

References

  1. 1 2 "Rinunce e Nomine, 21.09.2005" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 21 September 2005. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  2. "Rinunce e Nomine, 16.10.2020" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.

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