Diocese of Serrinha
| Diocese of Serrinha | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Feira de Santana |
| Diocesan bishop | Ottorino Assolari CSF |
| Vicar General | Helio Oliveira Alves |
| founding | 2005 |
| surface | 17,169 km² |
| Parishes | 17 (2017 / AP2018 ) |
| Residents | 594,000 (2017 / AP2018 ) |
| Catholics | 494.200 (2017 / AP2018 ) |
| proportion of | 83.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 22 (2017 / AP2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 9 (2017 / AP2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 15,942 |
| Permanent deacons | 2 (2017 / AP2018 ) |
| Friars | 9 (2017 / AP2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 25 (2017 / AP2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral de Sant'Ana |
| Website | http://www.diocesedeserrinha.com.br |
The diocese of Serrinha ( lat. : Dioecesis Serrignensis ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Serrinha in the state of Bahia .
history
The diocese Serrinha was on September 21, 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Christi mandato obsequentes from cessions of territory by the Archdiocese of Feira de Santana and the Diocese of Paulo Afonso . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Feira de Santana as a suffragan . First Bishop was Ottorino Assolari CSF .