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

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001003191 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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