Roman Catholic Diocese of Barreiras
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Barreiras is a diocese
located in the city of Barreiras
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Feira de Santana
in Brazil.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Barreiras
Barreiras
Barreiras is a city located in the west of the state of Bahia, Brazil. It is the most important urban, political, technological and economic center of the western region of the state. Its economy is based on livestock raising and agriculture...
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Feira de Santana
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Feira de Santana
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Feira de Santana 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...
in Brazil.
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Barreiras (Latin rite)- Ricardo José WeberbergerRicardo José WeberbergerRicardo José Weberberger was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Barreiras, Brazil.Born in Austria, Weberberger was ordained a priest for the Benedictine order on August 15, 1964...
, O.S.B. (May 21, 1979 – August 17, 2010) - Josafa Menezes da Silva (December 15, 2010 - present)
- Ricardo José Weberberger