Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista

Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista

*Archidioecesis Victoriensis de Conquista*
Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista; Archidioecesis Victoriensis de Conquista
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Vitória da Conquista
Statistics
Area	24,709 km2 (9,540 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004); 724,619; 542,249 (74.8%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	27 July 1957 (64 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora das Vitórias
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop
Bishops emeritus	, O.F.M. Cap.
Website
	arquidioceseconquista.org

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista (Latin: Archidioecesis Victoriensis de Conquista) is an archdiocese located in the city of Vitória da Conquista in Brazil.

History[]

27 July 1957: Established as Diocese of Vitória da Conquista from the Diocese of Amargosa
16 January 2002: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista

Bishops[]

Bishops of Vitória da Conquista

(1958.04.16 – 1962.09.24)
(1962.09.24 – 1981.05.24)
Celso José Pinto da Silva (1981.07.04 – 2001.02.21), appointed Archbishop of Teresina, Piaui

Archbishops of Vitória da Conquista

(2002.01.16 – 2007.04.11), appointed Archbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais
, O.F.M. Cap. (11 June 2008 - 9 October 2019)
(9 October 2019 – present)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]

, appointed Bishop of São Mateus, Espirito Santo in 2007
, appointed Bishop of Floriano, Piaui in 2010
, appointed Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui in 2011
, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia in 2014
, appointed Bishop of Caetité, Bahia n 2016

Suffragan dioceses[]

Sources[]

Coordinates: 14°50′58″S 40°50′16″W / 14.8494°S 40.8377°W / -14.8494; -40.8377

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