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Roman Catholic Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas–Caravelas

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Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas–Caravelas
Dioecesis Taxensis–Carabellensis
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical province São Salvador da Bahia
Statistics
Area 18,574 km2 (7,171 sq mi)
Population
Total
Catholics
(as of 2004)
364,720
292,000 (80.1%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 21 July 1962 (64 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral São Pedro, Teixeira de Freitas
Co-cathedral Catedral São Pedro, Caravelas
Current leadership
Pope Leo XIV
Bishop Jailton de Oliveira Lino, P.S.D.P.
Metropolitan Archbishop Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger
Website
dioceseteixeiradefreitas.com.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas–Caravelas (Latin: Dioecesis Taxensis–Carabellensis) is a diocese located in the cities of Teixeira de Freitas and Caravelas in the ecclesiastical province of São Salvador da Bahia in Brazil.

History

  • 21 July 1962: Established as Diocese of Caravelas from the Diocese of Ilhéus
  • 18 April 1983: Renamed as Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas–Caravelas

Leadership, in reverse chronological order

  • Bishops of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas (Roman rite), below
    • Bishop Jailton de Oliveira Lino, P.S.D.P. (2017.11.15 - present)
    • Bishop Carlos Alberto dos Santos (2005.06.15 – 2017.02.01), appointed Bishop of Itabuna, Bahia
    • Bishop Antônio Eliseu Zuqueto, O.F.M. Cap. (1983.04.18 – 2005.06.15)
  • Bishop of Caravelas (Roman Rite), below

Canonical status and jurisdiction

Roman Catholic Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas–Caravelas is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[1]

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