Diocese of Camaçari, Brazil

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Camaçari (Português) / Camassarien(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: São Salvador da Bahia

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

2010.12.15: Established as Diocese of Camaçari (Português) / Camassarien(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia and became suffragan of São Salvador da Bahia)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2021.10.27 – ...):

Bishop Dirceu de Oliveira Medeiros (51)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Camaçari (Roman Rite)

Bishop Dirceu de Oliveira Medeiros (51)
(2021.10.27 – ...)

Bishop of Camaçari (Brazil)

In verbo tuo

Born:	1973.03.28 (Barroso, MG, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	2001.12.15
Consecrated Bishop:	2021.12.04

Priest of São João del Rei (Brazil) (2001.12.15 – 2021.10.27)

Bishop of Camaçari (Brazil) (2021.10.27 – ...)

Bishop João Carlos Petrini (79)
(2010.12.15 – 2021.10.27)

Bishop emeritus of Camaçari (Brazil)

Habitavit in nobis

Born:	1945.11.18 (Fermo, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1975.06.28
Consecrated Bishop:	2005.03.10

Priest of Fermo (Italy) (1975.06.28 – 2005.01.12)

Titular Bishop of Augurus (2005.01.12 – 2010.12.15)

Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil) (2005.01.12 – 2010.12.15)

Bishop of Camaçari (Brazil) (2010.12.15 – 2021.10.27)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral São Tomás de Cantuária, Camaçari, Bahia
Shrines in the Ordinary Jubilee 2025

Churches by City (27)

Cruz das Almas (←), Feira de Santana (↖), Alagoinhas (↑), São Salvador da Bahia (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 2,382 km²

Population: 500,000 Catholics (69.1% of 724,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 25 parishes

Personnel: 35 priests (30 diocesan, 5 religious), 33 deacons, 37 religious (7 brothers, 30 sisters), 9 seminarians

Diocese of

Camaçari 𝐖