Roman Catholic Diocese of Bom Jesus da Lapa
Diocese of Bom Jesus da Lapa Dioecesis Spelaeopolitana a Bono Iesu | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Vitória da Conquista |
Statistics | |
Area | 562,303 km2 (217,106 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 360,000 287,000 (79.7%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 22 July 1962 (62 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Bom Jesus |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | João Santos Cardoso |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Josafá Menezes da Silva, when pallium is conferred |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bom Jesus da Lapa (Latin: Dioecesis Spelaeopolitana a Bono Iesu) is a diocese located in the city of Bom Jesus da Lapa in the ecclesiastical province of Vitória da Conquista in Brazil.
History
- 22 July 1962: Established as Diocese of Bom Jesus da Lapa from the Diocese of Barra
Bishops
- Bishops of Bom Jesus da Lapa (Latin Rite)
- José Nicomedes Grossi (1962.08.28 – 1990.03.15)
- Francisco Batistela, C.Ss.R. (1990.04.18 – 2009.01.28)
- José Valmor César Teixeira, S.D.B. (2009.01.28 - 2014.03.20), appointed Bishop of São José dos Campos, São Paulo
- João Santos Cardoso (2015.06.24 - present)
Coadjutor bishop
- João Nílton dos Santos Souza (1986-1988), did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Amargosa, Bahia
References
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