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.
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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.
- São José OperárioJequiéView parish
- São Judas TadeuJequiéView parish
- São Miguel ArcanjoLajedo do TabocalView parish
- São RoqueLafaiete CoutinhoView parish
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.