Diocese of Jequié Dioecesis Iequieana | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Vitória da Conquista |
Statistics | |
Area | 18,771 km2 (7,248 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 580,000 500,000 (86.2%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 7 November 1978 (45 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Santo Antônio de Pádua |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | vacant |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Josafá Menezes da Silva, when pallium is conferred |
Bishops emeritus | Cristiano Jakob Krapf |
Website | |
www.diocesedejequie.com.br |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jequié ( Latin: Dioecesis Iequieana) is a diocese located in the city of Jequié in the ecclesiastical province of Vitória da Conquista in Brazil.
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