The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jequié () is a
diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, prov ...
located in the city of
Jequié
Jequié is a city in the state of Bahia, Brazil. Jequié is 365 km away from Salvador
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in the
ecclesiastical province
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of
Vitória da Conquista
Vitória da Conquista is a municipality in Bahia, Brazil, that has a population of approximately 370,879 people as of 2022, according to the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics). It is the third largest city in the state of Bahia ...
in Brazil.
History
* 7 November 1978: Established as Diocese of Jequié from the
Diocese of Amargosa and Diocese of Vitória da Conquista
Bishops
*
Bishop
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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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