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Diocese of Irecê
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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.
- Bishop
- Antônio Ederaldo de Santana
- Latin name
- Irecen(sis)
- Erected
- 28 April 1979
- Cathedral
- Catedral do Bom Pastor
- Patron
- Good Shepherd
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Feira de Santana (Archdiocese of Feira de Santana)
- Catholics
- 344,000
- Chancery
- Praça Gões Calmon s/n, C.P. 14, 44860-101 Irecê, BA, Brasil
- Telephone
- Tel. e fax [074]3641-3835
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Bonfim 160 km
- Diocese of Ruy Barbosa 184 km
- Diocese of São Salvador da Bahia 203 km
- Diocese of Juazeiro 257 km
- Diocese of Petrolina 259 km
- Diocese of Livramento de Nossa Senhora 261 km
Parishes near the see
- São José Operário · Irecê <1 km
- São Gabriel · São Gabriel 9 km
- São João Batista · Lapão 9 km
- Nossa Senhora do Perpetuo Socorro · Presidente Dutra 14 km
- São José · João Dourado 21 km
- Bom Jesus · Palmeiras 26 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001001672 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08