Diocese of Amargosa
| Diocese of Amargosa | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia |
| Diocesan bishop | Valdemir Ferreira dos Santos |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | João Nílton dos Santos Souza |
| founding | 1941 |
| surface | 13,972 km² |
| Parishes | 26 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 644,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 622,700 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 96.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 27 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 6 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 18,870 |
| Friars | 7 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 28 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora do Bom Conselho |
| Website | http://www.diocesedeamargosa.com.br |
The diocese Amargosa ( Latin Dioecesis Amargosensis , Portuguese Diocese de Amargosa ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Amargosa in the state of Bahia .
history
The diocese Amargosa was on May 10, 1941 by Pope Pius XII. Erected from territory ceded by the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia and subordinated to this as a suffragan . On July 27, 1957, the Diocese of Amargosa gave up parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Vitória da Conquista . Another assignment of territory took place on November 7, 1978 to establish the Diocese of Jequié .
Bishops of Amargosa
- Floréncio Cicinho Vieira , 1942-1969
- Alair Vilar Fernandes de Melo , 1970–1988, then Archbishop of Natal
- João Nílton dos Santos Souza , 1988–2015
- Valdemir Ferreira dos Santos , since 2016