The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Feira de Santana ( la, Archidioecesis Fori Sancti Annae) is an

archdiocese 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 ...

located in the city of

Feira de Santana Feira de Santana (; Portuguese for "Saint Anne's Fair") is a city in Bahia, Brazil. It is the second-most populous city in the state, with a population of 619,609 according to IBGE's estimate in 2020. It is located 100 km northwest of Salva ...

in Brazil.

History

* July 21, 1962: Established as Diocese of Feira de Santana from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia * January 16, 2002: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Feira de Santana

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

* Archbishops of Feira de Santana (Roman rite) ** Archbishop Zanoni Demettino Castro (2015.11.18-Present) ** Archbishop Itamar Navildo Vian, O.F.M. Cap. (2002.01.16 – 2015.11.18) * Bishops of Feira de Santana (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Itamar Navildo Vian, O.F.M. Cap. (later Archbishop) (1995.02.22 – 2002.01.16) ** Bishop Silvério Paulo de Albuquerque, O.F.M. (1973.01.18 – 1995.02.22) ** Bishop Jackson Berenguer Prado (1962.09.24 – 1971.10.08), appointed Bishop of Feira de Santana, Bahia

Coadjutor archbishop

* Zanoni Demettino Castro (2014-2015)

Suffragan dioceses

Diocese of Barra The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barra ( la, Dioecesis Barrensis) is a diocese located in the city of Barra in the Ecclesiastical province of Feira de Santana in Brazil. History * October 20, 1913: Established as Diocese of Barra from the Metropo ...

* Diocese of Barreiras * Diocese of Bonfim * Diocese of Irecê * Diocese of Juazeiro * Diocese of Paulo Afonso * Diocese of Ruy Barbosa * Diocese of Serrinha

Sources

GCatholic.org

Archdiocese website (Portuguese)
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