Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Feira de Santana
Appearance
Archdiocese of Feira de Santana Archidioecesis Fori Sancti Annae Arquidiocese de Feira de Santana | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Feira de Santana |
Statistics | |
Area | 16,878 km2 (6,517 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 960,033 859,949 (89.6%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 21 July 1962 (62 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Anne in Feira de Santana |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Zanoni Demettino Castro |
Website | |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Feira de Santana (Latin: Archidioecesis Fori Sancti Annae) is an archdiocese located in the city of Feira de Santana in Brazil.
History
[edit]- July 21, 1962: Established as Diocese of Feira de Santana from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia
- January 16, 2002: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Feira de Santana
Bishops
[edit]Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
[edit]- Archbishops of Feira de Santana (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Zanoni Demettino Castro (2015.11.18-Present)
- Archbishop Itamar Navildo Vian, OFMCap (2002.01.16 – 2015.11.18)
- Bishops of Feira de Santana (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Itamar Navildo Vian, OFMCap (later Archbishop) (1995.02.22 – 2002.01.16)
- Bishop Silvério Paulo de Albuquerque, OFM (1973.01.18 – 1995.02.22)
- Bishop Jackson Berenguer Prado (1962.09.24 – 1971.10.08), appointed Bishop of Feira de Santana, Bahia
Coadjutor archbishop
[edit]- Zanoni Demettino Castro (2014-2015)
Suffragan dioceses
[edit]- Diocese of Barra
- Diocese of Barreiras
- Diocese of Bonfim
- Diocese of Irecê
- Diocese of Juazeiro
- Diocese of Paulo Afonso
- Diocese of Ruy Barbosa
- Diocese of Serrinha
Sources
[edit]12°15′34″S 38°58′06″W / 12.2594°S 38.9684°W
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
- Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Brazil
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Feira de Santana
- Christian organizations established in 1962
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Feira de Santana
- Brazilian Roman Catholic diocese stubs