Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Irecê / Irecen(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Feira de Santana
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Patron Saint: Bom Pastor (4th Sunday of Easter)
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Bishop (2023.09.23 – ...): | Bishop Antônio Ederaldo de Santana (49) |
Bishops of Irecê (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Antônio Ederaldo de Santana (49) Bishop of Irecê (Brazil)
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Bishop Tommaso Cascianelli, C.P. (76) Bishop emeritus of Irecê (Brazil)
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Bishop João Maria Messi, O.S.M. (90) Bishop emeritus of Barra do Piraí–Volta Redonda (Brazil)
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Bishop Edgar Carício de Gouvêa
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Bishop Homero Leite Meira
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Area: 24,557 km²
Population: 623,000 Catholics (77.9% of 800,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 28 parishes, 421 missions
Personnel: 34 priests (30 diocesan, 4 religious), 1 deacon, 20 religious (7 brothers, 13 sisters), 14 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.10.29
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