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Diocese of Juazeiro
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The Diocese of Juazeiro is a Latin Rite suffragan diocese in Bahia, Brazil, erected in 1962 from territory of the dioceses of Barra and Bonfim. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Feira de Santana.
- Bishop
- Most Rev. Valdemir Vicente Andrade Santos
- Latin name
- Iuazeirien(sis)
- Erected
- 22 July 1962
- Cathedral
- Catedral Nossa Senhora das Grotas
- Patron
- Our Lady of the Grottos (Nossa Senhora das Grotas)
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Feira de Santana (Archdiocese of Feira de Santana)
- Catholics
- 416,000
- Chancery
- Cúria Diocesana, Av. Carmela Dutra 24, Orla Fluvial 1, 48903-410 Juazeiro, BA, Brasil
- Telephone
- Tel. [074]3611-7825
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Petrolina 1 km
- Diocese of Bonfim 172 km
- Diocese of Salgueiro 213 km
- Diocese of Floresta 230 km
- São Raimundo Nonato 244 km
- Diocese of Paulo Afonso 251 km
Parishes near the see
- Nossa Senhora Aparecida · Juazeiro <1 km
- Nossa Senhora de Fátima · Juazeiro <1 km
- Santa Teresinha · Juazeiro <1 km
- Santo Afonso · Juazeiro <1 km
- Santo Antônio · Juazeiro <1 km
- São Cosme e Damião · Juazeiro <1 km
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Sources: GCatholic + Wikipedia,annuario · Annuario code 001001758 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08