The Roman Catholic Diocese of Camaçari ( la, Dioecesis Camassariensis) is located in the city of
Camaçari
Camaçari is a city in Bahia, Brazil. It is located at . It is part of the Salvador Metropolitan Region (''Região Metropolitana de Salvador''), being the industrial city of the metropolis. Camaçari covers , and had an estimated population of 304 ...
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Bahia
Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (sta ...
,
Brazil
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. It is a
suffragan see to the
Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
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History
On 15 December 2010,
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI ( la, Benedictus XVI; it, Benedetto XVI; german: link=no, Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, , on 16 April 1927) is a retired prelate of the Catholic church who served as the head of the Church and the sovereign ...
established the Diocese of Camaçari from the
Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
.
Ordinaries
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João Carlos Petrini
João is the Portuguese equivalent of the given name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the name are enumerated in the sections below.
Kings
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(15 Dec 2010–27 October 2021)
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Dirceu de Oliveira Medeiros
Dirceu José Guimarães, known as Dirceu (; 15 June 1952 – 15 September 1995), was a Brazilian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, notably for Botafogo and the Brazil national team as well as numerous Italian teams in the 1980sâ ...
(27 October 2021–)
References
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Christian organizations established in 2010
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of São Salvador da Bahia
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 21st century
2010 establishments in Brazil
Camaçari
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