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Diocese of Serrinha Dioecesis Serrignensis Diocese de Serrinha | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Feira de Santana |
| Metropolitan | Feira de Santana |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 17,169 km2 (6,629 sq mi) |
Population
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 21 September 2005 (21 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Anne in Serrinha |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Hélio Pereira dos Santos |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Zanoni Demettino Castro |
| Bishops emeritus | Ottorino Assolari, CSF |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Serrinha (Latin: Dioecesis Serrignensis) is located in the Brazilian state of Bahia. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Feira de Santana.
History
[edit]The diocese was erected on 21 September 2005 with territory taken from the Archdiocese of Feira de Santana and the Diocese of Paulo Afonso[1]
Bishops
[edit]Ordinaries
[edit]- Ottorino Assolari, C.S.F. (21 September 2005[1] – 3 February 2021)
- Hélio Pereira dos Santos (3 February 2021 - )
Coadjutor Bishop
[edit]- Hélio Pereira dos Santos (16 October 2020[2] – 3 February 2021)
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Rinunce e Nomine, 21.09.2005" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 21 September 2005. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 16.10.2020" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
External links
[edit]- "Diocese of Serrinha". Catholic Hierarchy.
- "Diocese of Serrinha". GCatholic.
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