Roman Catholic Diocese of Caetité

Diocese of Caetité Dioecesis Caëtitensis
Cathedral of St. Ann
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Vitória da Conquista
Statistics
Area	41,740 km2 (16,120 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 678,221 618,351 (91.2%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	20 October 1913 (110 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Sant’Ana
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	José Roberto Silva Carvalho
Metropolitan Archbishop	Josafá Menezes da Silva

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caetité (Latin: Dioecesis Caëtitensis) is a diocese located in the city of Caetité in the ecclesiastical province of Vitória da Conquista in Brazil.

History

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

Leadership

• Bishops of Caetité (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop José Roberto Silva Carvalho (2016.10.26 - present)
  • Bishop Riccardo Guerrino Brusati (2002.11.13 – 2015.05.27), appointed Bishop of Janaúba, Minas Gerais
  • Bishop Antônio Alberto Guimarães Rezende, C.S.S. (1981.11.09 – 2002.11.13)
  • Bishop Eliseu Maria Gomes de Oliveira, O. Carm. (1974.02.05 – 1980.09.24), appointed Bishop of Itabuna, Bahia
  • Bishop Silvério Paulo de Albuquerque, O.F.M. (1970.03.17 – 1973.01.18), appointed Bishop of Feira de Santana, Bahia
  • Bishop José Pedro de Araújo Costa (1957.05.25 – 1968.12.28), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Uberaba, Minas Gerais
  • Bishop José Terceiro de Sousa (1948.02.13 – 1955.12.09)
  • Bishop Juvêncio de Brito (1926.12.23 – 1945.12.15), appointed Bishop of Garanhuns, Pernambuco
  • Bishop Manoel Raymundo de Mello (1914.08.18 – 1923.07.30), appointed Bishop of Stobi, North Macedonia

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy