Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia
| Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Diocesan bishop | Sérgio Cardinal da Rocha |
| Auxiliary bishop |
Marco Eugênio Galrão Head of Almeida Hélio Pereira dos Santos |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop |
Geraldo Majella Cardinal Agnelo Murilo Sebastião Ramos Warrior SCJ |
| surface | 1,184 km² |
| Parishes | 100 (11/22/2017) |
| Residents | 3,214,224 (11/22/2017) |
| Catholics | 1,503,089 ( November 22, 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 46.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 125 (11/22/2017) |
| Religious priest | 103 (November 22, 2017) |
| Catholics per priest | 6,592 |
| Permanent deacons | 88 (November 22, 2017) |
| Friars | 22 (11/22/2017) |
| Religious sisters | 647 (November 22, 2017) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Basílica de Salvador |
| Website | arquidiocesesalvador.org.br |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Alagoinhas Diocese of Amargosa Diocese of Camaçari Diocese of Cruz the Almas Diocese of Eunápolis Diocese of Ilhéus Diocese of Itabuna Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas |
The Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia ( Latin : Archidioecesis Sancti Salvatoris in Brasilia ) is a Roman Catholic diocese based in the third largest city in Brazil , Salvador , in the state of Bahia . It is the metropolitan archbishopric and oldest diocese in the country, whose metropolitan also holds the dignity of the primate of Brazil.
history
The diocese was founded on February 25, 1551 as the diocese of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos by Pope Julius III. founded out of the Portuguese archdiocese of Funchal , and subordinated to this as a suffragan. The first bishop was Pedro Fernandes Sardinha . On November 16, 1676 the diocese was by Innocent XI. raised to the archbishopric; the first archbishop was Gaspar Barata de Mendonça .
In its history, the archbishopric gave several territorial shares for the establishment of new dioceses. Most recently, on December 15, 2010, the diocese of Camaçari and on November 22, 2017 the diocese of Cruz das Almas were detached and placed under the archbishopric of São Salvador da Bahia as suffragan dioceses .
See also
Web links
- Entry for the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Website of the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia (Portuguese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b erezione della diocesi di Cruz the Alma (Brasile) e del primo Vescovo nouns. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , November 22, 2017, accessed November 22, 2017 (Italian).
