The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cruz das Almas is located in the city of Cruz das Almas, Bahia, Brazil. It is a suffragan see to the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia.
Diocese of Cruz das Almas Diocese de Cruz das Almas | |
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Location | |
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Ecclesiastical province | São Salvador da Bahia |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,409 km2 (930 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 324,392 191,228 (59%) |
Parishes | 16 |
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Denomination | Catholic Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 22 November 2017 (6 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora do Bom Sucesso |
Secular priests | 19 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Antônio Tourinho Neto |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger |
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History
editOn 22 November 2017, Pope Francis established the Diocese of Cruz das Almas from the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia.[1][2]
Ordinaries
edit- Antônio Tourinho Neto (22 Nov 2017–present)
References
edit- ^ "Diocese of Cruz das Almas". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
- ^ "Diocese of Cruz das Almas". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2017-12-01.