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Suffragan diocese Bom Jesus da Lapa, Brazil

Diocese of Bom Jesus da Lapa

Spelaeopolitan(us) a Bono Iesu

The Diocese of Bom Jesus da Lapa is a Latin Church diocese in Bahia, Brazil, created on July 21, 1962. It is home to the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus da Lapa, a major Brazilian pilgrimage site.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Catedral Bom Jesus, in Bom Jesus da Lapa, Brazil.

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Established
1962
Catholics
287,000
Priests
30
Territory
562,303 km²

Parishes and churches

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

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Rubival Cabral Britto, O.F.M. Cap.

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The cathedral

Catedral Bom Jesus stands in Bom Jesus da Lapa, 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

Within the ecclesiastical province of Vitória da Conquista in Brazil lies the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bom Jesus da Lapa, known in Latin as Dioecesis Spelaeopolitana a Bono Iesu and seated in the city of the same name.