Diocese of

Cruz das Almas

Brazil Brazil

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Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Cruz das Almas (Português) / Crucis Animarum (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: São Salvador da Bahia

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

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History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2017.11.22 – ...):Bishop Antônio Tourinho Neto (59)Bishop Antônio Tourinho Neto (59)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Cruz das Almas (Roman Rite)

Bishop Antônio Tourinho Neto (59)Bishop Antônio Tourinho Neto (59)
(2017.11.22 – ...)

Bishop of Cruz das Almas (Brazil)

Omnia vincit amor

Born:1964.01.09 (Jequié, BA, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1990.01.20
Consecrated Bishop:2015.01.17

Priest of Jequié (Brazil) (1990.01.20 – 2014.11.12)

Titular Bishop of Satafi (2014.11.12 – 2017.11.22)

Auxiliary Bishop of Olinda e Recife (Brazil) (2014.11.12 – 2017.11.22)

Bishop of Cruz das Almas (Brazil) (2017.11.22 – ...)

Special Churches

Churches by City (20)

Amargosa (↙), Feira de Santana (↑), Camaçari (→), São Salvador da Bahia (↘)

Statistics (2020.12.31)

Area: 2,409 km²

Population: 204,500 Catholics (61.6% of 332,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 17 parishes

Personnel: 22 priests (20 diocesan, 2 religious), 21 deacons, 27 religious (2 brothers, 25 sisters), 9 seminarians

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Last updated on 2023.11.30

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