Diocese of Cruz das Almas Diocese de Cruz das Almas | |
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| Location | |
| Country | 
Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | São Salvador da Bahia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,409 km2 (930 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 324,392 191,228 (59%) |
| Parishes | 16 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 22 November 2017 (6 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora do Bom Sucesso |
| Secular priests | 19 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Antônio Tourinho Neto |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cruz das Almas is located in the city of Cruz das Almas, Bahia, Brazil. It is a suffragan see to the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia.
History
On 22 November 2017, Pope Francis established the Diocese of Cruz das Almas from the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia. [1] [2]
Ordinaries
- Antônio Tourinho Neto (22 Nov 2017–present)
References
- ^ "Diocese of Cruz das Almas". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
- ^ "Diocese of Cruz das Almas". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
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Diocese of Cruz das Almas Diocese de Cruz das Almas | |
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| Location | |
| Country |
Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | São Salvador da Bahia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,409 km2 (930 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 324,392 191,228 (59%) |
| Parishes | 16 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 22 November 2017 (6 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora do Bom Sucesso |
| Secular priests | 19 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Antônio Tourinho Neto |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger |
| Map | |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cruz das Almas is located in the city of Cruz das Almas, Bahia, Brazil. It is a suffragan see to the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia.
History
On 22 November 2017, Pope Francis established the Diocese of Cruz das Almas from the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia. [1] [2]
Ordinaries
- Antônio Tourinho Neto (22 Nov 2017–present)
References
- ^ "Diocese of Cruz das Almas". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
- ^ "Diocese of Cruz das Almas". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
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| This article on a Roman Catholic diocese in Brazil is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |