Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Juazeiro / Iuazeirien(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Feira de Santana
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Patron Saint: Nossa Senhora das Grotas (September 8)
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Bishop (2024.07.11 – ...): | Bishop Valdemir Vicente Andrade Santos (51) |
Bishops of Juazeiro (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Valdemir Vicente Andrade Santos (51) Bishop of Juazeiro (Brazil) Fazei tudo para a glória de Deus
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Bishop Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira, O.F.M. (59) (later Archbishop) Metropolitan Archbishop of Maceió (Brazil)
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Bishop José Geraldo da Cruz, A.A.
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Bishop José Rodrigues de Souza, C.SS.R.
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Bishop Tomás Guilherme Murphy, C.SS.R.
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Area: 57,801 km²
Population: 416,000 Catholics (76.6% of 542,939 total)
Pastoral Centres: 19 parishes, 1 mission
Personnel: 34 priests (26 diocesan, 8 religious), 34 religious (9 brothers, 25 sisters), 11 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.10.13
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