Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas–Caravelas Dioecesis Taxensis–Carabellensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | São Salvador da Bahia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 18,574 km2 (7,171 sq mi) |
| 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 | Jailton de Oliveira Lino, P.S.D.P. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger |
| 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[edit]
- 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, in reverse chronological order[edit]
- Bishops of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Jailton de Oliveira Lino, P.S.D.P. (2017.11.15 - present)
- Bishop Carlos Alberto dos Santos (2005.06.15 – 2017.02.01), appointed Bishop of Itabuna, Bahia
- Bishop Antônio Eliseu Zuqueto, O.F.M. Cap. (1983.04.18 – 2005.06.15)
- Bishop of Caravelas (Roman Rite), below
- Bishop Filippo Tiago Broers, O.F.M. (1963.05.02 – 1983.04.18)
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