Roman Catholic Diocese of Bonfim

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bonfim (Latin: Dioecesis Bonfimensis) is a diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Feira de Santana in northeastern Brazil.

Diocese of Bonfim

Dioecesis Bonfimensis

Diocese de Bonfim
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provinceFeira de Santana
MetropolitanFeira de Santana
Statistics
Area34,600 km2 (13,400 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
659,000
596,000 (90.4%)
Parishes24
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established6 April 1933 (91 years ago)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopHernaldo Pinto Farias, S.S.S.
Metropolitan ArchbishopZanoni Demettino Castro

Its episcopal cathedral is Catedral Senhor do Bonfim, dedicated to Our Lord, in the city of Senhor do Bonfim, Bahia state.

History

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Statistics

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As per 2015, it pastorally served 525,000 Catholics (80.1% of 655,197 total) on 33,747 km² in 25 parishes with 42 priests (22 diocesan, 20 religious), 68 lay religious (21 brothers, 47 sisters) and 15 seminarians .

Episcopal ordinaries

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(all Latin Rite natives)

Suffragan Bishops of Bonfim

Sources and References

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10°27′44″S 40°11′24″W / 10.4621°S 40.1900°W / -10.4621; -40.1900