Roman Catholic Diocese of Bonfim

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Diocese of Bonfim

Dioecesis Bonfimensis

Diocese de Bonfim
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Location
CountryFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Ecclesiastical province Feira de Santana
Metropolitan Feira de Santana
Statistics
Area34,600 km2 (13,400 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
659,000
596,000 (90.4%)
Parishes24
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established6 April 1933 (90 years ago)
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Hernaldo Pinto Farias, S.S.S.
Metropolitan ArchbishopZanoni Demettino Castro

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bonfim (Latin : Dioecesis Bonfimensis) is a diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Feira de Santana in northeastern Brazil.

Contents

Its episcopal cathedral is Catedral Senhor do Bonfim, dedicated to Our Lord, in the city of Senhor do Bonfim, Bahia state.

History

Statistics

As per 2015, it pastorally served 525,000 Catholics (80.1% of 655,197 total) on 33,747 km² in 25 parishes with 42 priests (22 diocesan, 20 religious), 68 lay religious (21 brothers, 47 sisters) and 15 seminarians .

Episcopal ordinaries

(all Latin Rite natives)

Suffragan Bishops of Bonfim

Sources and References

10°27′44″S40°11′24″W / 10.4621°S 40.1900°W / -10.4621; -40.1900


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