The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jequié (Latin: Dioecesis Iequieana) is a diocese located in the city of Jequié in the ecclesiastical province of Vitória da Conquista in Brazil.
Diocese of Jequié Dioecesis Iequieana | |
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 Catedral Santo Antônio de Pádua in 2006 | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Vitória da Conquista |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 18,771 km2 (7,248 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 580,000 500,000 (86.2%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 7 November 1978 (46 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Santo Antônio de Pádua |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Paulo Romeu Dantas Bastos |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | vacant |
| Bishops emeritus | Cristiano Jakob Krapf |
| Website | |
| www.diocesedejequie.com.br | |
History
edit- 7 November 1978: Established as Diocese of Jequié from the Diocese of Amargosa and Diocese of Vitória da Conquista
Bishops
edit- Bishops of Jequié (Roman rite)
- Cristiano Jakob Krapf (1978.11.07 – 2012.07.04)
- Ruy Gonçalves Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. (2012.07.04 - 2010.07.10), appointed Bishop of Caruaru, Pernambuco
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
edit- Antônio Tourinho Neto, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco in 2014
- Vítor Agnaldo de Menezes, appointed Bishop of Propriá, Sergipe in 2017
References
edit- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website (Portuguese) Archived 2008-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
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