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Suffragan diocese Bonfim, Brazil

Diocese of Bonfim

Bonfimen(sis)

The Diocese of Bonfim is a Latin Church diocese in Bahia, Brazil, with its see at Senhor do Bonfim, established on April 6, 1933. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Feira de Santana.

On the map

Esri
Bonfim, Brazil, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1933
Catholics
525,000
Priests
34
Territory
34,600 km²

Parishes and churches

26 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
Hernaldo Pinto Farias, S.S.S.
Born
24 June 1964
Birthplace
Vitória da Conquista
Institute
CONGREGAZIONE DEL SS.MO SACRAMENTO (SACRAMENTINI) (S.S.S.)

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The cathedral

Catedral Senhor do Bonfim stands in Bonfim, 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

The Diocese of Bonfim (Latin: Dioecesis Bonfimensis) belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Feira de Santana in northeastern Brazil. Its cathedral, the Catedral Senhor do Bonfim, is dedicated to Our Lord and stands in the city of Salvador, in Bahia state.