Diocese of Irecê Dioecesis Irecensis Diocese de Irecê | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Feira de Santana |
Metropolitan | Feira de Santana |
Statistics | |
Area | 24,065 km2 (9,292 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 532,000 344,000 (64.7%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 28 April 1979 (44 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Good Shepherd in Irecê |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Tommaso Cascianelli |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Zanoni Demettino Castro |
Website | |
http://www.dioceseirece.com.br/ |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Irecê ( Latin: Dioecesis Irecensis) is a diocese located in the city of Irecê in the ecclesiastical province of Feira de Santana in Brazil.
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