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Revision as of 01:20, 31 August 2023

Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas–Caravelas

Dioecesis Taxensis–Carabellensis
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provinceSão Salvador da Bahia
Statistics
Area18,574 km2 (7,171 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
364,720
292,000 (80.1%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established21 July 1962 (62 years ago)
CathedralCatedral São Pedro, Teixeira de Freitas
Co-cathedralCatedral São Pedro, Caravelas
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJailton de Oliveira Lino, P.S.D.P.
Metropolitan ArchbishopMurilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger
Website
dioceseteixeiradefreitas.com.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas–Caravelas (Latin: Dioecesis Taxensis–Carabellensis) is a diocese located in the cities of Teixeira de Freitas and Caravelas in the Ecclesiastical province of São Salvador da Bahia in Brazil.

History

  • 21 July 1962: Established as Diocese of Caravelas from the Diocese of Ilhéus
  • 18 April 1983: Renamed as Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas–Caravelas

Leadership, in reverse chronological order

  • Bishops of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas (Roman rite), below
    • Bishop Jailton de Oliveira Lino, P.S.D.P. (2017.11.15 - present)
    • Bishop Carlos Alberto dos Santos (2005.06.15 – 2017.02.01), appointed Bishop of Itabuna, Bahia
    • Bishop Antônio Eliseu Zuqueto, O.F.M. Cap. (1983.04.18 – 2005.06.15)
  • Bishop of Caravelas (Roman Rite), below

References