Suffragan diocese Irecê, Brazil
Diocese of Irecê
Irecen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Irece is a Latin Church suffragan diocese in the state of Bahia, Brazil, established in 1979 from territory of the Dioceses of Barra and Ruy Barbosa. Its cathedral is dedicated to the Good Shepherd.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1979
- Catholics
- 344,000
- Priests
- 34
- Territory
- 24,065 km²
Parishes and churches
25 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Bom PastorIrecê · CathedralView parish
- Bom JesusPalmeirasView parish
- Imaculada ConceiçãoBarra do MendesView parish
- Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoMulungu do MorroView parish
- Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoSouto SoaresView parish
- Nossa Senhora da GraçaMorro do ChapéuView parish
- Nossa Senhora da GraçaPaz de SalobroView parish
- Nossa Senhora do LivrameIraquaraView parish
- Nossa Senhora do PatrocínioCanaranaView parish
- Nossa Senhora do Perpetuo SocorroPresidente DutraView parish
- Nossa Senhora do Perpétuo SocorroJussaraView parish
- Nossa Senhora do Perpétuo SocorroFedegososView parish
- Nossa Senhora Imaculada ConceiçãoCafarnaumView parish
- Sagrado Coração de JesusBarro AltoView parish
- Santa Teresinha do Menino JesusCentralView parish
- Senhor do BonfimIbititáView parish
- Senhor dos PassosLençóisView parish
- São GabrielSão GabrielView parish
- São JoséJoão DouradoView parish
- São José OperárioIrecêView parish
- São João BatistaLapãoView parish
- São João BatistaIbipebaView parish
- São João BatistaSouto SoaresView parish
- São SebastiãoAmérica DouradaView parish
- São SebastiãoSeabraView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Antônio Ederaldo de Santana
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The cathedral
Catedral do Bom Pastor stands in Irecê, 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 city of Irecê is the seat of this Brazilian diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Irecensis), which belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Feira de Santana.