Roman Catholic Diocese of Livramento de Nossa Senhora
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Livramento de Nossa Senhora is a diocese
located in the city of Nossa Senhora do Livramento
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Vitória da Conquista
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 Nossa Senhora do Livramento
Nossa Senhora do Livramento
Nossa Senhora do Livramento may refer to: :*Nossa Senhora do Livramento, Mato Grosso, Brazil*Nossa Senhora do Livramento, Cape Verde...
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 Vitória da Conquista
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista is an archdiocese located in the city of Vitória da Conquista in Brazil.-History:* July 27, 1957: Established as Diocese of Vitória da Conquista from the Diocese of Amargosa...
in Brazil.
History
- February 27, 1967: Established as Diocese of Livramento de Nossa Senhora from the Diocese of Caetité
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 Livramento de Nossa Senhora (Roman rite)- Bishop Armando Bucciol (2004.01.21 – present)
- Bishop Hélio Paschoal, C.S.S. (1967.03.29 – 2004.01.21)