Roman Catholic Diocese of Estância
Diocese of Estância Dioecesis Stantianus Diocese de Estância | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Aracajú |
Metropolitan | Aracajú |
Statistics | |
Area | 6,736 km2 (2,601 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 431,127 423,228 (98.2%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 30 April 1960 (64 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of our Lady of Guadalupe in Estância |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Sede Vacante |
Metropolitan Archbishop | José Palmeira Lessa |
Apostolic Administrator | Giovanni Crippa |
Bishops emeritus | Hildebrando Mendes Costa |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Estância (Latin: Dioecesis Stantianus) is a diocese located in the city of Estância in the Ecclesiastical province of Aracajú in Brazil.
History
- April 30, 1960: Established as Diocese of Estância from the Diocese of Aracaju
Leadership
- Bishops of Estância (Roman rite)
- Bishop Marco Eugênio Galrão Leite de Almeida (2003.04.30 – present)
- Bishop Hildebrando Mendes Costa (1986.03.25 – 2003.04.30)
- Bishop José Bezerra Coutinho (1961.01.28 – 1985.06.01)