Roman Catholic Diocese of Barra

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Diocese of Barra

Dioecesis Barrensis

Diocese de Barra
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provinceFeira de Santana
MetropolitanFeira de Santana
Statistics
Area44,987 km2 (17,370 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2012)
280,000
252,000 (90%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established20 October 1913 (108 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St Francis of Assisi in Barra
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Bishop, OFM
Metropolitan ArchbishopZanoni Demettino Castro

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barra (Latin: Dioecesis Barrensis) is a diocese located in the city of Barra in the Ecclesiastical province of Feira de Santana in Brazil.

History[]

Leadership[]

  • Bishops of Barra (Latin Rite)
    • Augusto Álvaro da Silva (1915.06.25 – 1924.12.17), appointed Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia
    • (1925), did not take effect
    • (1927.04.22 – 1934.01.13), appointed Bishop of Pesqueira, Pernambuco
    • (1935.06.08 – 1942.01.03), appointed Bishop of Valença, Rio de Janeiro
    • , C.Ss.R. (1942.08.24 – 1966.12.09)
    • , C.Ss.R. (1966.12.09 – 1975.10.24)
    • , O.F.M. Cap. (1976.04.01 – 1983.05.30), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul
    • , O.F.M. Cap. (1983.12.29 – 1995.02.22), appointed Bishop of Feira de Santana, Bahia
    • Luís Flávio Cappio, O.F.M. (1997.04.16 – present)

References[]

Coordinates: 11°05′29″S 43°08′22″W / 11.0913°S 43.1394°W / -11.0913; -43.1394


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