Archdiocese Of Feira De Santana
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Feira de Santana (Latin: Archidioecesis Fori Sancti Annae) is an archdiocese located in the city of Feira de Santana in Brazil.
History
- July 21, 1962: Established as Diocese of Feira de Santana from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia
- January 16, 2002: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Feira de Santana
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Archbishops of Feira de Santana (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Zanoni Demettino Castro (2015.11.18-Present)
- Archbishop Itamar Navildo Vian, OFMCap (2002.01.16 – 2015.11.18)
- Bishops of Feira de Santana (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Itamar Navildo Vian, OFMCap (later Archbishop) (1995.02.22 – 2002.01.16)
- Bishop Silvério Paulo de Albuquerque, OFM (1973.01.18 – 1995.02.22)
- Bishop Jackson Berenguer Prado (1962.09.24 – 1971.10.08), appointed Bishop of Feira de Santana, Bahia
Coadjutor archbishop
- Zanoni Demettino Castro (2014-2015)
Suffragan dioceses
- Diocese of Barra
- Diocese of Barreiras
- Diocese of Bonfim
- Diocese of Irecê
- Diocese of Juazeiro
- Diocese of Paulo Afonso
- Diocese of Ruy Barbosa
- Diocese of Serrinha
Sources
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