Roman Catholic Diocese of Juazeiro

Diocese of Juazeiro Dioecesis Iuazeiriensis Diocese de Juazeiro
Catedral Nossa Senhora das Grotas
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Feira de Santana
Metropolitan	Feira de Santana
Statistics
Area	56,249 km2 (21,718 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 433,000 373,000 (86.1%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	22 July 1962 (61 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Grotas in Juazeiro
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira, O.F.M.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Zanoni Demettino Castro
Bishops emeritus	José Geraldo da Cruz

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Juazeiro (Latin: Dioecesis Iuazeiriensis) is a diocese located in the city of Juazeiro in the Ecclesiastical province of Feira de Santana in Brazil.

History

• July 22, 1962: Established as Diocese of Juazeiro from the Diocese of Barra and Diocese of Bonfim

Bishops

• Bishops of Juazeiro (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira, O.F.M. (2016.09.07 - ... )
  • Bishop José Geraldo da Cruz, A.A. (2003.06.04 – 2016.09.07)
  • Bishop José Rodrigues de Souza, C.Ss.R. (1974.12.12 – 2003.06.04)
  • Bishop Tomás Guilherme Murphy, C.Ss.R. (1962.10.16 – 1973.12.29)

Coadjutor bishop

• Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira, O.F.M. (2016)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese)