Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Feira de Santana explained

Jurisdiction:	Archdiocese
Feira de Santana
Latin:	Archidioecesis Fori Sancti Annae
Local:	Arquidiocese de Feira de Santana
Province:	Feira de Santana
Rite:	Latin Rite
Established:	21 July 1962 (years ago)
Area Km2:	16,878
Population:	960,033
Population As Of:	2006
Catholics:	859,949
Catholics Percent:	89.6
Metro Archbishop:	Zanoni Demettino Castro
Bishop Title:	Archbishop

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Feira de Santana (Latin: Archidioecesis Fori Sancti Annae) is an archdiocese located in the city of Feira de Santana 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, OFMCap (2002.01.16 – 2015.11.18)
• Bishops of Feira de Santana (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Itamar Navildo Vian, OFMCap (later Archbishop) (1995.02.22 – 2002.01.16)
  • Bishop Silvério Paulo de Albuquerque, OFM (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
• 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
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Archdiocese website (Portuguese)

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