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Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas–Caravelas
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Latin rite diocese in Bahia, Brazil, erected in 1962 as the Diocese of Caravelas and renamed in 1983. It is a suffragan of São Salvador da Bahia. Dom Aldemiro Sena dos Santos was appointed by Pope Leo XIV on February 4, 2026 and installed as the 5th bishop on April 7, 2026.
- Bishop
- Aldemiro Sena dos Santos
- Latin name
- Taxen(sis)-Carabellen(sis)
- Established
- 1962
- Cathedral
- Catedral São Pedro (Teixeira de Freitas)
- Co-cathedral
- Co-Catedral Santo Antônio (Caravelas)
- Patron
- Saint Peter
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- São Salvador da Bahia (Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia)
- Catholics
- 292,000
- Chancery
- Cúria Diocesana, Rua Eurico Gaspar Dutra 38, 45985-106 Teixeira de Freitas, BA, Brasil
- Telephone
- Tel. [073]99113.0136
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Eunápolis 130 km
- Diocese of São Mateus 132 km
- Diocese of Almenara 181 km
- Diocese of Teófilo Otoni 190 km
- Diocese of Colatina 241 km
- Diocese of Araçuaí 258 km
Parishes near the see
- Nossa Senhora das Gracas · Teixeira de Freitas <1 km
- Nossa Senhora Imaculada Conceição · Teixeira de Freitas <1 km
- Santa Rita de Cássia · Teixeira de Freitas <1 km
- Santo Antônio · Teixeira de Freitas <1 km
- São Francisco de Assis · Teixeira de Freitas <1 km
- São João Batista · Teixeira de Freitas <1 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001003191 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08