Roman Catholic Diocese of Brejo
Diocese of Brejo Dioecesis Breiensis | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Ecclesiastical province | São Luís do Maranhão |
Statistics | |
Area | 23,340 km2 (9,010 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 448,000 410,000 (91.5%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 14 September 1971 (52 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | José Valdeci Santos Mendes |
Metropolitan Archbishop | José Belisário da Silva, O.F.M. |
Bishops emeritus | Valter Carrijo, S.D.S. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brejo (Latin: Dioecesis Breiensis) is a diocese located in the city of Brejo in the ecclesiastical province of São Luís do Maranhão in Brazil.
History
[edit]- 14 September 1971: Established as Diocese of Brejo from Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão
Bishops
[edit]- Bishops of Brejo (Latin Rite)
- Afonso de Oliveira Lima, S.D.S. † (29 Nov 1971 - 25 Sep 1991) Retired
- Valter Carrijo, S.D.S. (25 Sep 1991 Succeeded - 5 May 2010) Retired
- José Valdeci Santos Mendes (5 May 2010 – present)
Coadjutor bishop
[edit]- Valter Carrijo, S.D.S. (1989-1991)
References
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