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Suffragan diocese Barreiras, Brazil

Diocese of Barreiras

Barrerien(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Barreiras is a Latin Church diocese in western Bahia, Brazil, established on 21 May 1979 from territory of the Diocese of Barra. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Feira de Santana, led by Bishop Moacir Silva Arantes.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, in Barreiras, Brazil.

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Established
1979
Catholics
320,000
Priests
22
Territory
72,675 km²

Parishes and churches

23 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Moacir Silva Arantes

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist stands in Barreiras, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Within the ecclesiastical province of Feira de Santana in Brazil, the city of Barreiras is the seat of this diocese, called Dioecesis Barreriensis in Latin.

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