Roman Catholic Diocese of Bonfim

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Diocese of Bonfim
Dioecesis Bonfimensis
Statistics
Country: Brazil
Metropolitan: Feira de Santana
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 34,600 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
625,148 (2004)
561,941 (89.9%)
Cathedral: Catedral Senhor do Bonfim
Ordinaries
Bishop: Francisco Canindé Palhano

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bonfim {Latin: Bonfimen(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Salvador, Bahia, in the Ecclesiastical province of Feira de Santana in Brazil.

[edit] History

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Bonfim (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Francisco Canindé Palhano (2006.07.26 – present)
    • Bishop Jairo Rui Matos da Silva (1974.01.11 – 2006.07.26)
    • Bishop Antônio de Mendonça Monteiro (1957.03.07 – 1972.12.23)
    • Bishop José Alves de Sà Trindade (1948.09.04 – 1956.05.27)
    • Bishop Henrique Hector Golland Trindade, O.F.M. (later Archbishop) (1941.03.29 – 1948.05.15)
    • Bishop Hugo Bressane de Araújo (later Archbishop) (1935.12.19 – 1940.09.19)

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