The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bonfim ( la, Dioecesis Bonfimensis) is a

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in the

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in northeastern

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. Its episcopal cathedral is Catedral Senhor do Bonfim, dedicated to Our Lord, in the city of

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state.

History

* April 6, 1933: Established as Diocese of Bonfim, on territory split off from the

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* It lost territory thrice : on 1959.11.14 to establish the Diocese of Ruy Barbosa, on 1962.07.22 to establish the Diocese of Juazeiro and on 1971.09.14 to establish the Diocese of Paulo Afonso.

Statistics

As per 2015, it pastorally served 525,000 Catholics (80.1% of 655,197 total) on 33,747 km² in 25 parishes with 42 priests (22 diocesan, 20 religious), 68 lay religious (21 brothers, 47 sisters) and 15 seminarians .

Episcopal ordinaries

(all

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natives) :''Suffragan Bishops of Bonfim'' *

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(1935.12.19 – 1940.09.19), next Bishop of

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(Brazil) (1940.09.19 – 1951.09.03),

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of Cotrada (1951.09.03 – 1954.10.07) as

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(Brazil) (1951.09.03 – 1954.10.07), finally

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of Diocese of Marilia (Brazil) (1954.10.07 – retired 1975.04.23), died 1988 *

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(O.F.M.) (1941.03.29 – 1948.05.15); next last suffragan Bishop of

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(Brazil) (1948.05.15 – 1958.04.19), (see) promoted first Metropolitan Archbishop of

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(Brazil) (1956.05.27 – retired 1988.06.01), died 2005 *

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(1957.03.07 – death 1972.12.23), previously

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(1950.01.31 – 1957.03.07) as Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil) (1950.01.31 – 1957.03.07) * Jairo Rui Matos da Silva (1974.01.11 – retired 2006.07.26), died 2007 * Francisco Canindé Palhano (2006.07.26 – 2018.01.03), next Bishop of

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(Brazil) (2018.01.03 – ...) * Hernaldo Pinto Farias, S.S.S. (2019.09.15 - ... )

Sources and References

GCatholic.org
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Diocesan official website (Portuguese)
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Feira de Santana Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1933 establishments in Brazil

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