Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilhéus
Diocese of Ilhéus
Dioecesis Ilheosensis |
| Location |
| Country |
Brazil |
| Metropolitan |
São Salvador da Bahia |
| Statistics |
| Area |
11,021 km2 (4,255 sq mi) |
Population
- Total
- Catholics |
(as of 2006)
690,436
493,179 (71.4%) |
| Information |
| Rite |
Latin Rite |
| Cathedral |
Catedral São Jorge dos Ilhéus |
| Current leadership |
| Bishop |
Mauro Montagnoli, C.S.S. |
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
- October 20, 1913: Established as Diocese of Ilhéus from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia
Leadership
- Bishops of Ilhéus (Roman rite)
- Bishop Mauro Montagnoli, C.S.S. (1995.12.20 – present)
- 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. (later Archbishop) (1953.02.23 – 1957.07.19)
- Bishop Benedito Zorzi (1946.08.03 – 1952.06.24)
- Bishop Felipe Benito Condurú Pacheco (1941.04.19 – 1946.02.07)
- Bishop Eduardo José Herberhold, O.F.M. (1931.01.30 – 1939.07.24)
- Bishop Manoel Antônio de Paiva (1915.03.15 – 1929.04.02)
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