Diocese of Estância
| Diocese of Estância Dioecesis Stantianus Diocese de Estância | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Aracajú |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,736 km2 (2,601 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2006) 431,127 423,228 (98.2%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 30 April 1960 (66 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of our Lady of Guadalupe in Estância |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | José Genivaldo Garcia |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Josafá Menezes da Silva |
| Bishops emeritus | Hildebrando Mendes Costa |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Diocese of Estância (Latin: Dioecesis Stantianus) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Estância. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of metropolitan Archdiocese of Aracajú in Brazil.
History
- April 30, 1960: Established as Diocese of Estância from the Diocese of Aracaju
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Bishops of Estância (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop José Genivaldo Garcia (2022.11.30 – present)
- Bishop Giovanni Crippa, I.M.C. (2014.07.09 – 2021.08.11), appointed Bishop of Ilhéus, Bahia
- Bishop Marco Eugênio Galrão Leite de Almeida (2003.04.30 – 2013.09.25), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia
- Bishop Hildebrando Mendes Costa (1986.03.25 – 2003.04.30)
- Bishop José Bezerra Coutinho (1961.01.28 – 1985.06.01)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Dulcênio Fontes de Matos, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Aracajú, Sergipe in 2001
- Paulo Celso Dias do Nascimento (priest here, 1989-2012), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in 2017
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Estância is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[1]