Roman Catholic Diocese of Caetité
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caetité is a diocese
located in the city of Caetité
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Vitória da Conquista
in Brazil.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Caetité
Caetité
Caetité is a Brazilian city located in the state of Bahia, which possesses approximately 47,000 inhabitants and is situated 757 kilometers away from Salvador. Its 2306,38 km². Its economy is based mostly on amethyst mining, uranium, iron and manganese...
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Vitória da Conquista
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista is an archdiocese located in the city of Vitória da Conquista in Brazil.-History:* July 27, 1957: Established as Diocese of Vitória da Conquista from the Diocese of Amargosa...
in Brazil.
History
- October 20, 1913: Established as Diocese of Caetité from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Caetité (Roman rite)- Bishop Guerrino Riccardo Brusati (2002.11.13 – present)
- Bishop Antônio Alberto Guimarães Rezende, C.S.S. (1981.11.09 – 2002.11.13)
- Bishop Eliseu Maria Gomes de Oliveira, O.C. (1974.02.05 – 1980.09.24)
- Bishop Silvério Jarbas Paulo de Albuquerque, O.F.M. (1970.03.17 – 1973.01.18)
- Bishop José Pedro de Araújo Costa (later Archbishop) (1957.05.25 – 1968.12.28)
- Bishop José Terceiro de Sousa (1948.02.13 – 1955.12.09)
- Bishop Juvéncio de Brito (1926.12.23 – 1945.12.15)
- Bishop Manoel Raymundo de Mello (1914.08.18 – 1923.07.30)