Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Bom Jesus da Lapa | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Spelaeopolitana a Bono Iesu |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Established: | 22 July 1962 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Catedral Bom Jesus |
Area Km2: | 562,303 |
Population: | 360,000 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Catholics: | 287,000 |
Catholics Percent: | 79.7 |
Metro Archbishop: | Josafá Menezes da Silva, when pallium is conferred |
Bishop: | João Santos Cardoso |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bom Jesus da Lapa (la|Dioecesis Spelaeopolitana a Bono Iesu) is a diocese located in the city of Bom Jesus da Lapa in the ecclesiastical province of Vitória da Conquista in Brazil.