Roman Catholic Diocese of Caetité

Diocese of Caetité Dioecesis Caëtitensis
File:CatedralCaetite.jpg Cathedral of St. Ann
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Vitória da Conquista
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 678,221 618,351 (91.2%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	20 October 1913 (110 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Sant’Ana
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Guerrino Riccardo Brusati

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caetité (Latin: Dioecesis Caëtitensis) is a diocese located in the city of Caetité in the Ecclesiastical province of Vitória da Conquista in Brazil.

History

• 20 October 1913: Established as Diocese of Caetité from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia

Leadership

• Bishops of Caetité (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Guerrino Riccardo Brusati (2002.11.13 – present)
  • Bishop Antônio Alberto Guimarães Rezende, C.S.S. (1981.11.09 – 2002.11.13)
  • Bishop Eliseu Maria Gomes de Oliveira, O. Carm. (1974.02.05 – 1980.09.24)
  • Bishop Silvério Paulo de Albuquerque, O.F.M. (1970.03.17 – 1973.01.18)
  • Bishop José Pedro de Araújo Costa (later Archbishop) (1957.05.25 – 1968.12.28)
  • Bishop José Terceiro de Sousa (1948.02.13 – 1955.12.09)
  • Bishop Juvéncio de Brito (1926.12.23 – 1945.12.15)
  • Bishop Manoel Raymundo de Mello (1914.08.18 – 1923.07.30)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy