Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista explained
Jurisdiction: | Archdiocese |
Vitória da Conquista |
Latin: | Archidioecesis Victoriensis de Conquista |
Province: | Vitória da Conquista |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Established: | 27 July 1957 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora das Vitórias |
Area Km2: | 24,709 |
Population: | 724,619 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Catholics: | 542,249 |
Catholics Percent: | 74.8 |
Bishop Title: | Archbishop |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista (Latin: Archidioecesis Victoriensis de Conquista) is an archdiocese located in the city of Vitória da Conquista in Brazil.
History
- 27 July 1957: Established as Diocese of Vitória da Conquista from the Diocese of Amargosa
- 16 January 2002: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista
Bishops
- Bishops of Vitória da Conquista
- Jackson Berenguer Prado (1958.04.16 – 1962.09.24)
- Climério Almeida de Andrade (1962.09.24 – 1981.05.24)
- Celso José Pinto da Silva (1981.07.04 – 2001.02.21), appointed Archbishop of Teresina, Piaui
- Archbishops of Vitória da Conquista
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Zanoni Demettino Castro, appointed Bishop of São Mateus, Espirito Santo in 2007
- Valdemir Ferreira dos Santos, appointed Bishop of Floriano, Piaui in 2010
- João Santos Cardoso, appointed Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui in 2011
- Estevam dos Santos Silva Filho, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia in 2014
- José Roberto Silva Carvalho, appointed Bishop of Caetité, Bahia in 2016
Suffragan dioceses
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