Diocese of Camaçari
| Diocese of Camaçari | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia |
| Diocesan bishop | Giancarlo Petrini |
| founding | 2010 |
| surface | 2,382 km² |
| Parishes | 19 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 670,000 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 457,000 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 68.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 25 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 1 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 17,577 |
| Permanent deacons | 21 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Friars | 2 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 29 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral São Tomás de Cantuária |
| Website | http://www.diocesedecamacari.com.br/ |
The diocese Camaçari ( lat. : Dioecesis Camassariensis ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Camaçari in the State of Bahia .
history
The diocese of Camaçari was on December 15, 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Ad spirituale bonum from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia and subordinated to this as a suffragan . First Bishop was Giancarlo Petrini .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Benedictus XVI: Const. Apost. Ad spirituale bonum , AAS 103 (2011), n.1, p. 5s.
- ↑ Erezione della Diocesi di Camaçari (Brazil) e Nomina del primo Vescovo , in: Holy See Press Office: Daily Bulletin of December 15, 2010.