Suffragan diocese Propriá, Brazil
Diocese of Propriá
Proprien(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Propria is a Latin Church see in Sergipe, Brazil, erected in 1960 from the Diocese of Aracaju and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Aracaju. Bishop George Luis Amaral Muniz was appointed its fifth bishop in October 2025 by Pope Leo XIV.
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- Established
- 1960
- Catholics
- 315,000
- Priests
- 41
- Territory
- 8,198 km²
Parishes and churches
28 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Santo Antônio de PáduaPropriá · CathedralView parish
- Bom Jesus dos AflitosGararuView parish
- Nossa Senhora Aparecida e São José EsposoNossa Senhora da GlóriaView parish
- Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoBrejo GrandeView parish
- Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoCanindé do São FranciscoView parish
- Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoItabiView parish
- Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoPoço RedondoView parish
- Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoPoço RedondoView parish
- Nossa Senhora da GlóriaNossa Senhora da GlóriaView parish
- Nossa Senhora da PiedadeGraccho CardosoView parish
- Nossa Senhora da SaúdeJaparatubaView parish
- Nossa Senhora de LourdesNossa Senhora de LourdesView parish
- Nossa Senhora de LourdesPirambuView parish
- Nossa Senhora do DesterroJapoatãView parish
- Nossa Senhora do Perpétuo SocorroSão MiguelView parish
- Nossa Senhora Mãe dos HomensPropriáView parish
- Sagrado Coração de JesusMonte Alegre de SergipeView parish
- Santa LuziaLagoa da VoltaView parish
- Santa Rosa de LimaPropriáView parish
- Santo AntônioNeópolisView parish
- Santo AntônioIlha das FloresView parish
- Senhor Bom Jesus dos PobresCanhobaView parish
- Senhor das MisericórdiasMuribecaView parish
- Senhora Sant’AnaAquidabãView parish
- Senhora Sant’AnaSantana do São FranciscoView parish
- São Francisco de AssisSão CruzView parish
- São Félix de CantalícioPacatubaView parish
- São João BatistaCedro de São JoãoView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- George Luís Amaral Muniz
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The cathedral
Catedral Santo Antônio stands in Propriá, 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
In Sergipe state in northeastern Brazil, this Latin Rite diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Propriensis) is suffragan to the Metropolitan Archbishopric of Aracaju. Its episcopal see, the Catedral Santo Antônio, dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua, stands in the city of Propriá, likewise in Sergipe.
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Pope Leo XIV meets Salvador auxiliary bishops
Pope Leo XIV met with auxiliary bishops Gabriel dos Santos Filho and Gilvan Pereira Rodrigues following a formation program for newly appointed bishops in Rome. The meeting took place at the conclusion of an event held from September 2 to September 10, organized by the Dicastery for Bishops. The bishops from the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia joined George Muniz, bishop of the Diocese of Propriá, and Jefferson Santos Pinheiro, an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Aracaju. Bishop Gilvan also serves as the secretary for the regional group.
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