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Suffragan diocese Jequié, Brazil

Diocese of Jequié

Iequiean(us)

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

Esri
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.