The Roman Catholic Diocese of Propriá ( la, Dioecesis Propriensis) is a Latin Rite

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in the

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of the Metropolitan Archbishopric of Aracaju in

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state, northeastern

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. Its

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episcopal see is Catedral Santo Antônio, dedicated to

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, in the city of

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, also in Sergipe.

History

* Established on April 30, 1960 as Diocese of Propriá, on territory split off from its simultaneously promoted mother see, the (newly Arch) Diocese of Aracaju.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 334,500 Catholics (97.4% of 343,600 total) on 8,181 km² in 25 parishes with 30 priests (29 diocesan, 1 religious), 40 lay religious (1 brother, 39 sisters) and 9 seminarians.

Bishops

(all

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Episcopal ordinaries

;''Suffragan Bishops of Propriá'' * José Brandão de Castro,

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(C.SS.R.) (1960.06.25 – retired 1987.10.30), died 1999 * José Palmeira Lessa (1987.10.30 – 1996.12.06), also

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(Brazil) (1996.12.06 – 1998.08.26); previously

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(1982.06.21 – 1987.10.30) as Auxiliary Bishop of (São Sebastião do) Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (1982.06.21 – 1987.10.30); next succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of above Aracaju (1998.08.26 – retired 2017.01.18) * Mário Rino Sivieri (1997.03.18 – 2017.10.25), no previous prelature, died 2020

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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, appointed Bishop of Natal in 1917

References

Sources end external links

GCatholic.org, with Google map & satellite photo - data for all sections

Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Aracajú Religious organizations established in 1960 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century

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