Suffragan diocese Alagoinhas, Brazil
Diocese of Alagoinhas
Alacunen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Alagoinhas is a Latin Church diocese in the state of Bahia, Brazil, suffragan to the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia. It was established on October 28, 1974, and has been led by Bishop Francisco de Oliveira Vidal since 2022.
On the map
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- Established
- 1974
- Catholics
- 690,000
- Priests
- 53
- Territory
- 15,795 km²
Parishes and churches
35 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- São Francisco de Assis do LitoralPraia do ForteView parish
- São JoséItamiraView parish
- São JoséAlagoinhasView parish
- São João BatistaMata de São JoãoView parish
- São Pedro e São PauloLagoa RedondaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Francisco de Oliveira Vidal
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The cathedral
Catedral Santo Antônio stands in Alagoinhas, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Alagoinhas, a Brazilian city in the ecclesiastical province of São Salvador da Bahia, gives its seat to this diocese, known in Latin as Dioecesis Alacunensis.