Bishopric of Brejo
| Bishopric of Brejo | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão |
| Diocesan bishop | José Valdeci Santos Mendes |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Valter Carrijo SDS |
| Vicar General | Claudinei Pereira de Melo |
| founding | 1971 |
| surface | 21,218 km² |
| Parishes | 16 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 500,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 470,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 94% |
| Diocesan priest | 26 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 8 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 13,824 |
| Friars | 8 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 17 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição |
| Website | http://www.diocesedebrejo.com.br/ |
The diocese Brejo ( Latin Dioecesis Breiensis , Portuguese Diocese de Brejo ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Brejo in the state of Maranhão .
history
The diocese of Brejo was on September 14, 1971 by Pope Paul VI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Pro apostolico from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão and subordinated to this as a suffragan .
Bishops of Brejo
- Afonso de Oliveira Lima SDS , 1971-1991
- Valter Carrijo SDS, 1991-2010
- José Valdeci Santos Mendes , since 2010
See also
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Pro apostolico , AAS 64 (1972), n.1, p. 12f.