Suffragan diocese Jequié, Brazil

Diocese of Jequié

Iequiean(us)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Jequie is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese in Bahia, Brazil, erected in 1978 from territory of the dioceses of Amargosa and Vitoria da Conquista. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Vitoria da Conquista.

On the map

The address the register holds for Catedral Santo Antonio de Padua, in Jequié, Brazil.

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Established: 1978
Catholics: 597,000
Priests: 55
Territory: 18,771 km²

Parishes and churches

34 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: Paulo Romeu Dantas Bastos
Born: 20 August 1955
Birthplace: Nova Soure

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The cathedral

Catedral Santo Antonio de Padua stands in Jequié, 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

Seated in the city of Jequié, this Brazilian diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Iequieana) forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Vitória da Conquista.

The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 7 November 1978
Latin: Iequiean(us)
Patron: Saint Anthony of Padua
Annuario code: 001001731

The see in figures

Catholics: 597,000
Population: 580,000
Priests: 55
Catholics per priest: 10,855
Extent: 18,771 km²
Catholics per km²: 32

Figures from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

How to reach it

Diocesan offices: Cúria Diocesana, Rua Padre Altino Freire 240, 45200-237 Jequié, BA, Brasil
Telephone and fax: [073]3525-6770
Email: [email protected]

Contact the diocesan offices using the published details above.

The province of Vitoria da Conquista

A suffragan of Archdiocese of Vitoria da Conquista.

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

Sees near here

Diocese of AmargosaAmargosa105 km
Diocese of ItabunaItabuna136 km
Archdiocese of Vitória da ConquistaVitória da Conquista137 km
Diocese of IlhéusIlhéus154 km
Archdiocese of São Salvador da BahiaSão Salvador da Bahia155 km
Diocese of Cruz das AlmasCruz das Almas169 km
Diocese of Ruy BarbosaRuy Barbosa180 km
Diocese of Livramento de Nossa SenhoraLivramento de Nossa Senhora191 km

Measured see to see, from the point each record holds. On how the Church is ordered, see the diocese.

Sources

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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: [email protected].