Roman Catholic Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas–Caravelas

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Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas–Caravelas

Dioecesis Taxensis–Carabellensis
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical province São Salvador da Bahia
Statistics
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Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
364,720
292,000 (80.1%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 21 July 1962 (61 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral São Pedro, Teixeira de Freitas
Co-cathedral Catedral São Pedro, Caravelas
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Antônio Eliseu Zuqueto
Website
dioceseteixeiradefreitas.com.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas–Caravelas (Latin: Dioecesis Taxensis–Carabellensis) is a diocese located in the cities of Teixeira de Freitas and Caravelas in the Ecclesiastical province of São Salvador da Bahia in Brazil.

History

  • 21 July 1962: Established as Diocese of Caravelas from the Diocese of Ilhéus
  • 18 April 1983: Renamed as Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas–Caravelas

Leadership

References


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