Diocese of Amargosa Dioecesis Amargosensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | São Salvador da Bahia |
Statistics | |
Area | 13,380 km2 (5,170 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 552,042 537,000 (97.3%) |
Information | |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 10 May 1941 (82 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora do Bom Con |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop elect | Juraci Gomes de Oliveira |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Sérgio da Rocha |
Bishops emeritus | João Nílton dos Santos Souza |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Amargosa ( Latin: Dioecesis Amargosensis) is a diocese located in the city of Amargosa in the ecclesiastical province of São Salvador da Bahia in Brazil.
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