The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barreiras ( la, Dioecesis Barreriensis) is a
diocese
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 associ ...
located in the city of
Barreiras in the
Ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of sev ...
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
* May 21, 1979: Established as Diocese of Barreiras from the
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 ...
Bishops
;Bishops of Barreiras (Latin rite)
*
Ricardo José Weberberger, O.S.B. (21 May 1979 – 17 August 2010)
*
Josafa Menezes da Silva (15 December 2010 - 9 October 2019), appointed Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
*
Paulo Romeu Dantas Bastos, appointed Bishop of Alagoinhas, Bahia in 2002
*
Eraldo Bispo da Silva, appointed Bishop of Patos, Paraiba in 2012
References
GCatholic.orgDiocese website (Portuguese)
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Christian organizations established in 1979
Barreiras, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Barreiras
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