Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista

Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista Archidioecesis Victoriensis de Conquista
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Vitória da Conquista
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 724,619 542,249 (74.8%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	27 July 1957 (66 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora das Vitórias
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Luís Gonzaga Silva Pepeu, O.F.M. Cap.
Website
arquidioceseconquista.org

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista (Latin: Archidioecesis Victoriensis de Conquista) is an archdiocese located in the city of Vitória da Conquista in Brazil.

History

• 27 July 1957: Established as Diocese of Vitória da Conquista from the Diocese of Amargosa
• 16 January 2002: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista

Leadership

• Bishops of Vitória da Conquista (Roman Rite)
  • Jackson Berenguer Prado (1958.04.16 – 1962.09.24)
  • Climério Almeida de Andrade (1962.09.24 – 1981.05.24)
  • Celso José Pinto da Silva (later Archbishop) (1981.07.04 – 2001.02.21)
• Archbishops of Vitória da Conquista (Roman rite)
  • Geraldo Lyrio Rocha (2002.01.16 – 2007.04.11)
  • Luís Gonzaga Silva Pepeu, O.F.M. Cap. (2008.06.11 - present)

Suffragan dioceses

• Diocese of Bom Jesus da Lapa
• Diocese of Caetité
• Diocese of Jequié
• Diocese of Livramento de Nossa Senhora

Source

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Archdiocese website (Portuguese)