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Diocese of Serrinha

Dioecesis Serrignensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Hélio Pereira dos Santos, Bishop
  • Ottorino Assolari, C.S.F., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 21 September 2005
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Feira de Santana
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Bahia
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 17,169 (6,631 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Nordeste 3
  • Mailing Address: Praca Miguel Carneiro 185A, 48700-000 Serrinha, BA, Brazil
  • Telephone: (075) 3261-3687
  • Fax: (same)

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
21 September 2005ErectedArchdiocese 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
2005467,742505,78792.5%971629,23382316bul21Sep05
2010473,000550,00086.0%2283015,7662113218ap2011
2014482,136581,33282.9%2193016,0712143018ap2015
2017494,200594,00083.2%2293115,941292518ap2018
2020493,800594,80083.0%30124211,7579122820ap2021
2022417,345574,15672.7%28134110,17910132525ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 97, Page 940, and Page 941

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