Diocese of

Livramento de Nossa Senhora

Brazil Brazil

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Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Livramento de Nossa Senhora / Liberationis Marianæ (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Vitória da Conquista

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Nossa Senhora da Assunção (August 15)

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2023.02.01 – ...):Bishop Vicente de Paula Ferreira, C.SS.R. (53)Bishop Vicente de Paula Ferreira, C.SS.R. (53)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Livramento de Nossa Senhora (Roman Rite)

Bishop Vicente de Paula Ferreira, C.SS.R. (53)Bishop Vicente de Paula Ferreira, C.SS.R. (53)
(2023.02.01 – ...)

Bishop of Livramento de Nossa Senhora (Brazil)

Caritas numquam excidet

Born:1970.10.27 (Araraí, ES, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1996.11.16
Consecrated Bishop:2017.05.27

Titular Bishop of Castra nova (2017.03.08 – 2023.02.01)

Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte (Brazil) (2017.03.08 – 2023.02.01)

Bishop of Livramento de Nossa Senhora (Brazil) (2023.02.01 – ...)

Bishop Armando Bucciol (78)Bishop Armando Bucciol (78)
(2004.01.21 – 2023.02.01)

Bishop emeritus of Livramento de Nossa Senhora (Brazil)

Caritas Christi urget nos

Born:1946.07.03 (Motta di Livenza, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1971.09.12
Consecrated Bishop:2004.04.17

Priest of Vittorio Veneto (Italy) (1971.09.12 – 2004.01.21)

Bishop of Livramento de Nossa Senhora (Brazil) (2004.01.21 – 2023.02.01)

Bishop Hélio Paschoal, C.S.S.
(1967.03.29 – 2004.01.21)

Illuminabit nos Christus

Born:1927.04.26 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1951.08.15
Consecrated Bishop:1967.06.25
Died:2005.11.22 († 78)

Bishop of Livramento de Nossa Senhora (Brazil) (1967.03.29 – 2004.01.21)

Special Churches

Churches by City (23)

Caetité (↙), Barra (↖), Irecê (↑), Ruy Barbosa (↗), Jequié (→), Vitória da Conquista (↘)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 23,836 km²

Population: 261,000 Catholics (82.3% of 317,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 21 parishes

Personnel: 26 priests (23 diocesan, 3 religious), 13 religious (3 brothers, 10 sisters), 7 seminarians

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Pastoral Centres

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Last updated on 2024.10.01

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