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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Juazeiro ( la, Dioecesis Iuazeiriensis) 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
Juazeiro Juazeiro, formerly also known as Joazeiro, is a municipality in the state of Bahia, in the northeastern region of Brazil. The city is twinned with Petrolina, in the state of Pernambuco. The two cities are connected by a modern bridge crossing ...
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

* July 22, 1962: Established as Diocese of Juazeiro 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 ...
and
Diocese of Bonfim The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bonfim ( la, Dioecesis Bonfimensis) is a diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Feira de Santana in northeastern Brazil. Its episcopal cathedral is Catedral Senhor do Bonfim, dedicated to Our Lord, in the city o ...


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 ...
s of Juazeiro (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order ** Bishop Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira, O.F.M. (2016.09.07 - ... ) ** Bishop José Geraldo da Cruz, A.A. (2003.06.04 – 2016.09.07) ** Bishop José Rodrigues de Souza, C.Ss.R. (1974.12.12 – 2003.06.04) ** Bishop Tomás Guilherme Murphy, C.Ss.R. (1962.10.16 – 1973.12.29)


Coadjutor bishop

* Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira, O.F.M. (2016)


References


GCatholic.org



Diocese website (Portuguese)
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