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Roman Catholic Diocese of Ruy Barbosa

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Diocese of Ruy Barbosa

Dioecesis Ruibarbosensis

Diocese de Barra
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provinceFeira de Santana
MetropolitanFeira de Santana
Statistics
Area25,169 km2 (9,718 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
445,000
357,000 (80.2%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established14 November 1959 (64 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St Anthony in Rui Barbosa
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopEstevam dos Santos Silva Filho
Metropolitan ArchbishopZanoni Demettino Castro

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ruy Barbosa (Latin: Dioecesis Ruibarbosensis) is a diocese located in the city of Ruy Barbosa, Bahia in the ecclesiastical province of Feira de Santana in Brazil.

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