Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilhéus

Diocese of Ilhéus Dioecesis Ilheosensis
File:Ilheus.jpg Cathedral of St. Sebastian in Ilhéus
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	São Salvador da Bahia
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 690,436 493,179 (71.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	20 October 1913 (110 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral São Sebastião
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Mauro Montagnoli, C.S.S.
Website
www.diocesedeilheusba.com

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilhéus (Latin: Dioecesis Ilheosensis) is a diocese located in the city of Ilhéus in the Ecclesiastical province of São Salvador da Bahia in Brazil.

History

On 20 October 1913 Pope Pius X established the Diocese of Ilhéus from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia. It lost territory twice with the establishment of two other dioceses. In 1962 Pope John XXIII established the Diocese of Caravelas and in 1978 Pope John Paul II established the Diocese of Itabuna

Leadership

• Bishops 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 Santos, 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)