Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilhéus

Diocese of Ilhéus Dioecesis Ilheosensis
Location
Country	Brazil
Metropolitan	São Salvador da Bahia
Statistics
Area	11,021 km2 (4,255 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 690,436 493,179 (71.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral São Jorge dos Ilhéus
Current leadership
Bishop	Mauro Montagnoli, C.S.S.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilhéus (Latin: Dioecesis Ilheosensis) is a diocese located in the city of Ilhéus in the Ecclesiastical province of São Salvador da Bahia in Brazil.

History

• October 20, 1913: Established as Diocese of Ilhéus from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia

Leadership

• Bishops of Ilhéus (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Mauro Montagnoli, C.S.S. (1995.12.20 – present)
  • Bishop Valfredo Bernardo Tepe, O.F.M. (1971.01.14 – 1995.07.05)
  • Bishop Roberto Pinarello de Almeida (1970.04.18 – 1971.01.14)
  • Bishop Caetano Antônio Lima dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. (1958.04.16 – 1969.12.19)
  • Bishop João Resende Costa, S.D.B. (later Archbishop) (1953.02.23 – 1957.07.19)
  • Bishop Benedito Zorzi (1946.08.03 – 1952.06.24)
  • Bishop Felipe Benito Condurú Pacheco (1941.04.19 – 1946.02.07)
  • Bishop Eduardo José Herberhold, O.F.M. (1931.01.30 – 1939.07.24)
  • Bishop Manoel Antônio de Paiva (1915.03.15 – 1929.04.02)

References

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy