Diocese of Propriá

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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.

Bishop
George Luís Amaral Muniz
Latin name
Proprien(sis)
Erected
30 April 1960
Cathedral
Catedral Santo Antônio
Patron
Saint Anthony of Padua
Rank
Suffragan Diocese
Rite
Latin
Province
Aracaju
Catholics
315,000
Chancery
Cúria Diocesana, Trav. Municipal 117, 49900-000 Propriá, SE, Brasil
Telephone
Tel. e fax [079]3322-1757

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001002670 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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