Diocese of Eunápolis
| Diocese of Eunápolis | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia |
| Diocesan bishop | José Edson Santana de Oliveira |
| Vicar General | Adelício Lopes Santos |
| founding | 1996 |
| surface | 12,133 km² |
| Parishes | 45 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 704,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 604,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 85.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 53 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 5 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 10,414 |
| Friars | 15 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 32 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora |
| Website | http://diocesedeeunapolis.sgcp.com.br/ |
The Diocese of Eunápolis ( Latin Dioecesis Eunapolitana , Portuguese Diocese de Eunápolis ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese headquartered in Eunápolis in the state of Bahia .
history
The diocese of Eunápolis was established on June 12, 1996 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Apostolicum munus from cessions of territory from the diocese of Itabuna and the diocese of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia as a suffragan . The first bishop was José Edson Santana de Oliveira .
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- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Apostolicum munus , AAS 88 (1996), n.11, pp. 835f.