Diocese of Jequié
| Diocese of Jequié | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Cristian Jakob Krapf |
| founding | 1978 |
| surface | 18,771 km² |
| Parishes | 37 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 654,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 567,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 86.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 46 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 8 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 10,500 |
| Friars | 8 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 29 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Santo Antônio de Pádua |
| Website | www.diocesedejequie.com.br |
The diocese Jequié ( Latin Dioecesis Iequieana , Portuguese Diocese de Jequié ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Jequié in the state of Bahia .
history
The Diocese of Jequié was established on November 7, 1978 by Pope John Paul II from ceding territories from the Dioceses of Vitória da Conquista and Amargosa and subordinated to the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia as a suffragan . First Bishop was Cristian Jakob Krapf .
On January 15, 2002, the Diocese of Jequié was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista as a suffragan.
Bishops of Jequié
- Cristian Jakob Krapf , 1978–2012
- José Ruy Gonçalves Lopes OFMCap , 2012–2019
- Sedis vacancy , since 2019
