Diocese of Juazeiro ( lat. Dioecesis Iuazeiriensis ) - Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church with its center in Juazeiro , Brazil . The Diocese of Juazeiro is included in the metropolis of Feira di Santana . The Cathedral Diocese of Juazeiro is the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary .
| Diocese of Juazeiro | |
|---|---|
| Dioecesis Iuazeiriensis | |
| Main city | Jufzeyru , Brazil |
| A country |  Brazil |
| Founding date | July 22, 1962 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary . |
| Metropolis | Archdiocese of Feira di Santana |
| Parishes | 13 |
| Diocese area | 56.269 km² |
| Diocese population | 433,000 people |
| The number of Catholics | 373,000 people |
| Catholic share | 86.1% |
| Site | |
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History
On July 22, 1962, Pope John XXIII issued a bull, Christi Ecclesia , by which he established the diocese of Juazeira, isolating it from the dioceses of Barra and Bonfin . On the same day, the diocese of Barreiras entered the metropolis of San Salvador da Bahia .
On January 16, 2002, the Diocese of Juazeiro entered the metropolis Feira de Santana.
Diocese
- Bishop Tomás Guilherme Murphy (10/16/1962 - 12/29/1973);
- Bishop José Rodrigues de Souza (December 12, 1974 - June 4, 2003);
- Bishop José Geraldo da Cruz (June 4, 2003 - present).
Source
- Annuario Pontificio , Vatican, 2007
Links
- Bulla Christi Ecclesia , AAS 55 (1963), p. 823] (lat.)
- Official site (port.)
- Information (English)