Roman Catholic Diocese of Estância
Diocese of Estância Dioecesis Stantianus Diocese de Estância | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Aracajú |
Metropolitan | Aracajú |
Statistics | |
Area | 6,736 km2 (2,601 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2006) 431,127 423,228 (98.2%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 30 April 1960 (61 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of our Lady of Guadalupe in Estância |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Sede Vacante |
Metropolitan Archbishop | José Palmeira Lessa |
Apostolic Administrator | Giovanni Crippa |
Bishops emeritus | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Estância (Latin: Dioecesis Stantianus) is a diocese located in the city of Estância in the Ecclesiastical province of Aracajú in Brazil.
History[]
- April 30, 1960: Established as Diocese of Estância from the Diocese of Aracaju
Bishops[]
Ordinaries[]
- Bishops of Estância (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Giovanni Crippa, I.M.C. (2014.07.9 Jul 2014 - )
- Bishop Marco Eugênio Galrão Leite de Almeida (2003.04.30 – 2013.09.25), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia
- Bishop (1986.03.25 – 2003.04.30)
- Bishop José Bezerra Coutinho (1961.01.28 – 1985.06.01)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]
- , appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Aracajú, Sergipe in 2001
- (priest here, 1989-2012), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in 2017
Sources[]
Coordinates: 11°16′08″S 37°26′17″W / 11.2690°S 37.4380°W
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
- Christian organizations established in 1960
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Aracajú
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- 1960 establishments in Brazil
- Brazilian Roman Catholic diocese stubs