Diocese of Paulo Afonso
| Diocese of Paulo Afonso | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Feira de Santana |
| Diocesan bishop | Guido Zendron |
| founding | 1971 |
| surface | 26,803 km² |
| Parishes | 23 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 414,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 303,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 73.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 28 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 4 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 9,469 |
| Friars | 7 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 30 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora de Fátima |
The diocese Paulo Afonso ( lat. : Dioecesis Paulalfonsanensis ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Paulo Afonso in the state of Bahia .
history
The diocese Paulo Afonso was on September 14, 1971 by Pope Paul VI. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Pastorale Menus from assignments of territory by the Diocese of Bonfim and subordinated to the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia as a suffragan . On January 16, 2002, the Diocese of Paulo Afonso was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Feira de Santana as a suffragan. The diocese Paulo Afonso gave on September 21, 2005 parts of its territory to establish the diocese Serrinha .
Bishops of Paulo Afonso
- Jackson Berenguer Prado , 1971-1983
- Aloysio José Leal Penna SJ , 1984–1987, then Coadjutor Bishop of Bauru
- Mário Zanetta , 1988-1998
- Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias IdP , 2000–2007, then Bishop of Santarém
- Guido Zendron , since 2008
See also
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Pastorale menus , AAS 64 (1972), n.1, p. 10f.