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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Estância

The Diocese of Estância (Latin: Dioecesis Stantianus) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Estância. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of metropolitan Archdiocese of Aracajú in Brazil.

History

  • April 30, 1960: Established as Diocese of Estância from the Diocese of Aracaju

Bishops

Ordinaries

  • Bishops of Estância (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
    • Bishop Giovanni Crippa, I.M.C. (2014.07.9 Jul 2014 - )
    • Bishop Marco Eugênio Galrão Leite de Almeida (2003.04.30 – 2013.09.25), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia
    • Bishop Hildebrando Mendes Costa (1986.03.25 – 2003.04.30)
    • Bishop José Bezerra Coutinho (1961.01.28 – 1985.06.01)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Sources

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