Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Amargosa / Amargosen(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: São Salvador da Bahia
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Patron Saint: Nossa Senhora do Bom Conselho (April 26)
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Bishop (2023.05.31 – ...): | Bishop Juraci Gomes de Oliveira (67) |
Bishops of Amargosa (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Juraci Gomes de Oliveira (67) Bishop of Amargosa (Brazil)
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Bishop Valdemir Ferreira dos Santos (64)
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Bishop João Nílton dos Santos Souza (80) Bishop emeritus of Amargosa (Brazil)
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Bishop Alair Vilar Fernandes de Melo (later Archbishop)
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Bishop Floréncio Cicinho Vieira
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Area: 13,972 km²
Population: 624,640 Catholics (96.7% of 646,094 total)
Pastoral Centres: 38 parishes
Personnel: 43 priests (35 diocesan, 8 religious), 3 deacons, 35 religious (11 brothers, 24 sisters), 16 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.08.13
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