Roman Catholic Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas–Caravelas

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas–Caravelas (Latin: Dioecesis Taxensis–Carabellensis) is a diocese located in the cities of Teixeira de Freitas and Caravelas in the ecclesiastical province of São Salvador da Bahia in Brazil.

Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas–Caravelas Dioecesis Taxensis–Carabellensis
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	São Salvador da Bahia
Statistics
Area	18,574 km2 (7,171 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 364,720 292,000 (80.1%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	21 July 1962 (62 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral São Pedro, Teixeira de Freitas
Co-cathedral	Catedral São Pedro, Caravelas
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Jailton de Oliveira Lino, P.S.D.P.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger
Website
dioceseteixeiradefreitas.com.br

History

• 21 July 1962: Established as Diocese of Caravelas from the Diocese of Ilhéus
• 18 April 1983: Renamed as Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas–Caravelas

Leadership, in reverse chronological order

• Bishops of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas (Roman rite), below
  • Bishop Jailton de Oliveira Lino, P.S.D.P. (2017.11.15 - present)
  • Bishop Carlos Alberto dos Santos (2005.06.15 – 2017.02.01), appointed Bishop of Itabuna, Bahia
  • Bishop Antônio Eliseu Zuqueto, O.F.M. Cap. (1983.04.18 – 2005.06.15)
• Bishop of Caravelas (Roman Rite), below
  • Bishop Filippo Tiago Broers, O.F.M. (1963.05.02 – 1983.04.18)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy