The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jequié ( la, Dioecesis Iequieana) 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 associa ...
located in the city of
Jequié
Jequié is a city in the state of Bahia, Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Br ...
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 seve ...
of
Vitória da Conquista
Vitória da Conquista is a municipality in Bahia, Brazil, that has a population of approximately 341,000 people as of 2020, according to the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics). It is the third largest city in the state of Bahi ...
in Brazil.
History
* 7 November 1978: Established as Diocese of Jequié from the
Diocese of Amargosa and Diocese of Vitória da Conquista
Bishops
*
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...
s of Jequié (Roman rite)
**Cristiano Jakob Krapf (1978.11.07 – 2012.07.04)
**Ruy Gonçalves Lopes,
O.F.M. Cap. (2012.07.04 - 2010.07.10), appointed Bishop of Caruaru, Pernambuco
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
*Antônio Tourinho Neto, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco in 2014
*Vítor Agnaldo de Menezes, appointed Bishop of Propriá, Sergipe in 2017
References
GCatholic.orgDiocese website (Portuguese)
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Christian organizations established in 1978
Jequie, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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