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Roman Catholic Diocese of Estância
The Diocese of Estância (Latin: Dioecesis Stantianus) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Estância. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of metropolitan Archdiocese of Aracajú in Brazil.
Diocese of Estância Dioecesis Stantianus Diocese de Estância | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Aracajú |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,736 km2 (2,601 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 431,127 423,228 (98.2%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 30 April 1960 (63 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 | |
History edit
- April 30, 1960: Established as Diocese of Estância from the Diocese of Aracaju
Bishops edit
Ordinaries edit
- Bishops of Estância (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Giovanni Crippa, I.M.C. (2014.07.9 Jul 2014 - )
- Bishop Marco Eugênio Galrão Leite de Almeida (2003.04.30 – 2013.09.25), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia
- Bishop Hildebrando Mendes Costa (1986.03.25 – 2003.04.30)
- Bishop José Bezerra Coutinho (1961.01.28 – 1985.06.01)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops edit
- Dulcênio Fontes de Matos, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Aracajú, Sergipe in 2001
- Paulo Celso Dias do Nascimento (priest here, 1989-2012), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in 2017
Sources edit
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
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