Diocese of Irecê
| Diocese of Irecê | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Feira de Santana |
| Diocesan bishop | Tommaso Cascianelli CP |
| Vicar General | Jader Evangelista Jackson |
| founding | 1979 |
| surface | 24,065 km² |
| Parishes | 25 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 770,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 600,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 77.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 27 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 4 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 19,355 |
| Friars | 4 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 16 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | São Domingos Cathedral |
| Website | http://www.dioceseirece.com.br/ |
The diocese Irecê ( lat. : Dioecesis Irecensis ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Irecê in the state of Bahia .
history
The diocese of Irecê was established on April 28, 1979 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Qui in Beati Petri from ceding territories of the dioceses Ruy Barbosa and Barra and subordinated to the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia as a suffragan . On January 16, 2002, the diocese of Irecê was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Feira de Santana as a suffragan.
Bishops of Irecê
- Homero Leite Meira , 1980-1983
- Edgar Carício de Gouvêa , 1983–1994
- João Maria Messi OSM , 1995–1999, then Bishop of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda
- Tommaso Cascianelli CP , since 2000
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Qui in Beati Petri , AAS 72 (1979), n.8, p. 1073f.