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Archdiocese of Feira de Santana

Archidioecesis Fori S. Annae



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Bishop(s)

  • Zanoni Demettino Castro, Archbishop
  • Itamar Navildo Vian, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 16 January 2002
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Bahia
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 6,730 (2,599 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Nordeste 3
  • Official Web Site: http://www.arquidiocese-fsa.org.br/
  • Mailing Address: Curia Metropolitana, Av. Getulio Vargas 394, 44001-192 Feira de Santana, BA, Brazil
  • Telephone: (075)3623-9027; 3623-2875
  • Fax: 3623-2875

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Feira de Santana
21 July 1962ErectedArchdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia (Feira de Santana, Santaluz, Conceiçâo do Coite, Serrinha, Riachäo do Jacuîpe, Irara, Coraçâo de Maria, Sâo Gonçalo dos Campos, Conceiçâ da Feira, Serra Prêta, Santo Estêvâo, Tanquinho , Valente, Aracus, Conceiçâo do Jacuípe, and Amelia Rodríguez) Diocese of Feira de Santana (erected)
Archdiocese of Feira de Santana
16 January 2002ElevatedDiocese of Feira de Santana Archdiocese of Feira de Santana
21 September 2005Territory LostArchdiocese of Feira de Santana (Serrinha, Araci, Barrocas, Biritinga, Capela do Alto Alegre, Conceição do Coité, Ichu, Lamarão, Nova Fátima, Pé de Serra, Retirolândia, Riachão do Jacuípe, Santaluz, São Domingos, Teofilândia, and Valente)
Diocese of Paulo Afonso (Euclides da Cunha, Gavião, Quijingue, and Tucano)
Diocese of Serrinha (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Feira de Santana
19661913320153729ap1967
19682314370183220ap1971
1976750,000800,00093.8%23133620,8331193730ap1977
1980756,000840,00090.0%18102827,000124431ap1981
19901,065,0001,225,00086.9%23174026,62522210136ap1991
1999979,4211,126,13187.0%38215916,60052511840ap2000
2000979,9061,125,15187.1%42236515,07552612341ap2001
Archdiocese of Feira de Santana
2001981,1261,126,13187.1%44216515,09444212541ap2002
2002981,1331,126,13187.1%38256315,57342612742ap2003
2003982,7301,126,13187.3%41246515,11843112642ap2004
20041,045,4821,194,88287.5%37225917,72043114042ap2005
2006859,949960,03389.6%37165316,22542815037ap2007
2013895,000963,00092.9%50237312,26093412339ap2014
2016918,000972,08494.4%48196713,70193212239ap2017
2019945,5001,000,40094.5%58217911,96894613139ap2020
2021958,7801,014,45094.5%58217912,13694613139ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Feira de Santana
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 55, Page 812, to Page 814
  • Archdiocese of Feira de Santana
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 94, Page 253, and Page 254

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