Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilhéus
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilhéus is a diocese
located in the city of Ilhéus
in the Ecclesiastical province
of São Salvador da Bahia
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 Ilhéus
Ilhéus
Ilhéus is a major city located in the southern coastal region of Bahia, Brazil, 430 km south of Salvador, the state's capital. The city was originally founded in 1534 as Vila de São Jorge dos Ilhéus and is known as one of the most important tourism centers of the northeast of Brazil.The...
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 São Salvador da Bahia
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia
The Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia is part of the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil. The Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia also carries the title Primate of Brazil...
in Brazil.
History
- October 20, 1913: Established as Diocese of Ilhéus 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 Ilhéus (Roman rite)- Bishop Mauro Montagnoli, C.S.S. (1995.12.20 – present)
- Bishop Valfredo Bernardo Tepe, O.F.M. (1971.01.14 – 1995.07.05)
- Bishop Roberto Pinarello de Almeida (1970.04.18 – 1971.01.14)
- Bishop Caetano Antônio Lima dos SantosCaetano Lima dos SantosCaetano Lima dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. is a Brazilian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. At the age of he is one of the oldest bishops in the Church and one of the oldest Brazilian bishops....
, O.F.M. Cap. (1958.04.16 – 1969.12.19) - Bishop João Resende Costa, S.D.B. (later Archbishop) (1953.02.23 – 1957.07.19)
- Bishop Benedito Zorzi (1946.08.03 – 1952.06.24)
- Bishop Felipe Benito Condurú Pacheco (1941.04.19 – 1946.02.07)
- Bishop Eduardo José Herberhold, O.F.M. (1931.01.30 – 1939.07.24)
- Bishop Manoel Antônio de Paiva (1915.03.15 – 1929.04.02)