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Diocese of Ilhéus

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Diocese of Ilhéus
Dioecesis Ilheosensis
Cathedral of St. Sebastian in Ilhéus
Cathedral of St. Sebastian in Ilhéus
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical province São Salvador da Bahia
Statistics
Area 11,021 km2 (4,255 sq mi)
Population
Total
Catholics
(as of 2006)
690,436
493,179 (71.4%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 20 October 1913 (112 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral São Sebastião
Current leadership
Pope Leo XIV
Bishop Giovanni Crippa I.M.C
Metropolitan Archbishop Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger
Bishops emeritus Mauro Montagnoli, C.S.S.
Map
Website
www.diocesedeilheusba.com

Diocese of Ilhéus — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilhéus (Latin: Dioecesis Ilheosensis) is a diocese located in the city of Ilhéus in the ecclesiastical province of São Salvador da Bahia in Brazil.

History

On 20 October 1913 Pope Pius X established the Diocese of Ilhéus from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia. It lost territory twice with the establishment of two other dioceses. In 1962 Pope John XXIII established the Diocese of Caravelas and in 1978 Pope John Paul II established the Diocese of Itabuna[1][2]

Bishops

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Canonical status and jurisdiction

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilhéus is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[3]

References

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