Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilhéus explained

Jurisdiction:	Diocese
Ilhéus
Latin:	Dioecesis Ilheosensis
Coat:	Brasão de Armas da Diocese de Ilhéus.jpg
Rite:	Latin Rite
Established:	20 October 1913 (years ago)
Cathedral:	Catedral São Sebastião
Area Km2:	11,021
Population:	690,436
Population As Of:	2006
Catholics:	493,179
Catholics Percent:	71.4
Metro Archbishop:	Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger
Emeritus Bishops:	Mauro Montagnoli, C.S.S.
Map:	Zonais.jpg
Website:	www.diocesedeilheusba.com

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilhéus (Latin: Dioecesis Ilheosensis) is a diocese located in the city of Ilhéus in the ecclesiastical province of São Salvador da Bahia in Brazil.

History

On 20 October 1913 Pope Pius X established the Diocese of Ilhéus from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia. It lost territory twice with the establishment of two other dioceses. In 1962 Pope John XXIII established the Diocese of Caravelas and in 1978 Pope John Paul II established the Diocese of Itabuna^{[1] [2]}

Bishops

• Bishops of Ilhéus (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop Giovanni Crippa I.M.C (2021.08.11 – present)
  • Bishop Mauro Montagnoli, C.S.S. (1995.12.20 – 2021.08.11)
  • Bishop Valfredo Bernardo Tepe, O.F.M. (1971.01.14 – 1995.07.05)
  • Bishop Roberto Pinarello de Almeida (1970.04.18 – 1971.01.14)
  • Bishop Caetano Antônio Lima dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. (1958.04.16 – 1969.12.19)
  • Bishop João Resende Costa, S.D.B. (1953.02.23 – 1957.07.19), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
  • Bishop Benedito Zorzi (1946.08.03 – 1952.06.24)
  • Bishop Felipe Benito Condurú Pacheco (1941.04.19 – 1946.02.07), appointed Bishop of Parnaíba, Piaui
  • Bishop Eduardo José Herberhold, O.F.M. (1931.01.30 – 1939.07.24)
  • Bishop Manoel Antônio de Paiva (1915.03.15 – 1929.04.02), appointed Bishop of Garanhuns, Pernambuco

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Cristiano Jakob Krapf, appointed Bishop of Jequié, Bahia

References

-14.7993°N -39.0322°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Diocese of Ilhéus. GCatholic.org. 2013-12-09.
2. Web site: Diocese of Ilhéus. Catholic Hierarchy. 2013-12-09.