Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilhéus
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Diocese of Ilhéus
Dioecesis Ilheosensis
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Cathedral of St. Sebastian in Ilhéus
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | São Salvador da Bahia |
Statistics | |
Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 690,436 493,179 (71.4%) |
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Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 20 October 1913 (110 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral São Sebastião |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Mauro Montagnoli, C.S.S. |
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]
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)
References
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