Roman Catholic Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas–Caravelas is a diocese
located in the cities of Teixeira de Freitas
and Caravelas
in the Ecclesiastical province
of São Salvador da Bahia
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 cities of Teixeira de Freitas
Teixeira de Freitas
Teixeira de Freitas is a city in the extreme south of the Brazilian state of Bahia, on the edge of highway BR-101, and is one of the largest cities in that state with a population estimated at 118,681 inhabitants. It has an agricultural economy based principally in cattle ranching and raising...
and Caravelas
Caravelas
Caravelas is a fishing village of about 20,000 inhabitants in southern Bahia, Brazil, a few miles above the mouth of the Caravelas River.It was founded in 1581 by Portuguese settlers. Caravelas was once the centre of a flourishing whale fishery. It is the port of the Bahia & Minas railway....
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 São Salvador da Bahia
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia
The Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia is part of the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil. The Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia also carries the title Primate of Brazil...
in Brazil.
History
- July 21, 1962: Established as Diocese of Caravelas from the Diocese of Ilhéus
- April 18, 1983: Renamed as Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas–Caravelas
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 Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas (Roman rite)- Bishop Carlos Alberto dos Santos (2005.06.15 – present)
- Bishop Antônio Eliseu Zuqueto, O.F.M. Cap. (1983.04.18 – 2005.06.15)
- Bishops of Caravelas (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Filippo Tiago Broers, O.F.M. (1963.05.02 – 1983.04.18)