Roman Catholic Diocese of Caetité

Diocese of Caetité Dioecesis Caëtitensis
Cathedral of St. Ann
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Vitória da Conquista
Statistics
Area	41,740 km2 (16,120 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004) 678,221 618,351 (91.2%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	20 October 1913 (108 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Sant’Ana
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop
Metropolitan Archbishop	, when pallium is conferred

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caetité (Latin: Dioecesis Caëtitensis) is a diocese located in the city of Caetité in the Ecclesiastical province of Vitória da Conquista in Brazil.

History[]

• 20 October 1913: Established as Diocese of Caetité from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia

Leadership[]

• Bishops of Caetité (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop José Roberto Silva Carvalho (2016 10.26 - present)
  • Bishop Guerrino Riccardo Brusati (2002.11.13 – 2015.05.27), appointed Bishop of Janaúba, Minas Gerais
  • Bishop Antônio Alberto Guimarães Rezende, C.S.S. (1981.11.09 – 2002.11.13)
  • Bishop , O. Carm. (1974.02.05 – 1980.09.24), appointed Bishop of Itabuna, Bahia
  • Bishop Silvério Paulo de Albuquerque, O.F.M. (1970.03.17 – 1973.01.18), appointed Bishop of Feira de Santana, Bahia
  • Bishop (1957.05.25 – 1968.12.28), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Uberaba, Minas Gerais
  • Bishop (1948.02.13 – 1955.12.09)
  • Bishop (1926.12.23 – 1945.12.15), appointed Bishop of Garanhuns, Pernambuco
  • Bishop (1914.08.18 – 1923.07.30)

References[]

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

Coordinates: 14°04′09″S 42°29′06″W / 14.0692°S 42.4850°W / -14.0692; -42.4850

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