Diocese of Bom Jesus da Lapa, Brazil

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Bom Jesus da Lapa / Spelæopolitan(us) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Vitória da Conquista

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Senhor Bom Jesus (August 6)

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1962.07.22: Established as Diocese of Bom Jesus da Lapa / Spelæopolitan(us) (Latin) (from Diocese of Barra and Diocese of Caetité and became suffragan of São Salvador da Bahia)
2002.01.16: Became suffragan of Vitória da Conquista

Present Prelates

Bishop:

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Ordinaries

Bishops of Bom Jesus da Lapa (Roman Rite)

Bishop João Santos Cardoso (61) (later Archbishop)
(2015.06.24 – 2023.07.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Natal (Brazil)

In eo qui me confortat

Born:	1961.12.03 (Boa Nova, BA, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1986.12.27
Consecrated Bishop:	2012.02.11

Priest of Vitória da Conquista (Brazil) (1986.12.27 – 2011.12.14)

Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato (Brazil) (2011.12.14 – 2015.06.24)

Bishop of Bom Jesus da Lapa (Brazil) (2015.06.24 – 2023.07.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Natal (Brazil) (2023.07.05 – ...)

Bishop Josafá Menezes da Silva (64) (later Archbishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 2014.05.20 – 2015.06.24)

Bishop José Valmor César Teixeira, S.D.B. (70)
(2009.01.28 – 2014.03.20)

Bishop of São José dos Campos (Brazil)

Somos de Deus

Born:	1953.03.01 (Rio do Sul, SC, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1979.12.09
Consecrated Bishop:	2009.03.29

Bishop of Bom Jesus da Lapa (Brazil) (2009.01.28 – 2014.03.20)

Bishop of São José dos Campos (Brazil) (2014.03.20 – ...)

Bishop Francisco Batistela, C.SS.R.
(1990.04.18 – 2009.01.28)

Born:	1931.09.30 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1957.01.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1990.07.01
Died:	2010.10.20 († 79)

Bishop of Bom Jesus da Lapa (Brazil) (1990.04.18 – 2009.01.28)

Bishop José Nicomedes Grossi
(1962.08.28 – 1990.03.15)

Respice stellam

Born:	1915.09.15 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1940.09.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1963.01.25
Died:	2009.06.21 († 93)

Bishop of Bom Jesus da Lapa (Brazil) (1962.08.28 – 1990.03.15)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop João Nílton dos Santos Souza (80) (1986.08.04 – 1988.08.31)

Special Churches

Pro-Cathedral: Santuário do Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia
Future Cathedral: Catedral de Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia

Churches by City (23)

Paracatu (↙), Formosa (←), Barreiras (↖), Barra (↑), Caetité (↘), Januária (↓)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 56,880 km²

Population: 335,000 Catholics (78.1% of 429,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 24 parishes, 2 missions

Personnel: 30 priests (17 diocesan, 13 religious), 45 religious (14 brothers, 31 sisters), 11 seminarians