Archdiocese of Feira de Santana, Brazil 🇧🇷 (original) (raw)
Celebrations
History
- 1962.07.21: Established as Diocese of Feira de Santana / Fori S. Annæ (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia and became suffragan of São Salvador da Bahia)
- 2002.01.16: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Feira de Santana / Fori S. Annæ (Latin) (with suffragan sees Barra, Barreiras, Bonfim, Irecê, Juazeiro, Paulo Afonso and Ruy Barbosa)
- 2005.09.21: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Serrinha and gained suffragan see Serrinha
Present Prelates
| Metropolitan Archbishop (2015.11.18 – ...): |  Archbishop Zanoni Demettino Castro (62) |
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Ordinaries
| Metropolitan Archbishops of Feira de Santana (Roman Rite) |
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| Archbishop Zanoni Demettino Castro (62) (2015.11.18 – ...)Metropolitan Archbishop of Feira de Santana (Brazil)Ecce mitte meBorn:1962.01.23 (Vitória da Conquista, BA, Brazil)Ordained Priest:1986.12.28Consecrated Bishop:2007.11.24Priest of Vitória da Conquista (Brazil) (1986.12.28 – 2007.10.03)Bishop of São Mateus (Brazil) (2007.10.03 – 2014.12.03)Coadjutor Archbishop of Feira de Santana (Brazil) (2014.12.03 – 2015.11.18)Metropolitan Archbishop of Feira de Santana (Brazil) (2015.11.18 – ...) |
 Archbishop Itamar Navildo Vian, O.F.M. Cap. (84) (2002.01.16 – 2015.11.18)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Feira de Santana (Brazil)Somos todos irmãosBorn:1940.08.27 (Roca Sales, RS, Brazil)Ordained Priest:1968.12.01Consecrated Bishop:1984.04.08Bishop of Barra (Brazil) (1983.12.29 – 1995.02.22)Bishop of Feira de Santana (Brazil) (1995.02.22 – 2002.01.16)Metropolitan Archbishop of Feira de Santana (Brazil) (2002.01.16 – 2015.11.18) |
| Bishops of Feira de Santana (Roman Rite) |
| Bishop Itamar Navildo Vian, O.F.M. Cap. (84) (later Archbishop) (1995.02.22 – 2002.01.16)(see above) |
| Bishop Silvério Jarbas Paulo de Albuquerque, O.F.M. (1973.01.18 – 1995.02.22)Sentire cum EcclesiaBorn:1917.03.11 (Brazil)Ordained Priest:1942.05.30Consecrated Bishop:1970.05.10Died:2013.05.28 (†96)Bishop of Caetité (Brazil) (1970.03.17 – 1973.01.18)Bishop of Feira de Santana (Brazil) (1973.01.18 – 1995.02.22) |
| Bishop Jackson Berenguer Prado (1962.09.24 – 1971.10.08)Born:1918.05.04 (Brazil)Ordained Priest:1943.06.13Consecrated Bishop:1958.08.03Died:2005.02.08 (†86)Bishop of Vitória da Conquista (Brazil) (1958.04.16 – 1962.09.24)Bishop of Feira de Santana (Brazil) (1962.09.24 – 1971.10.08)Bishop of Paulo Afonso (Brazil) (1971.10.08 – 1983.08.17) |
Former Prelates
- Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop Zanoni Demettino Castro (62) (2014.12.03 – 2015.11.18)
Statistics (2017.12.31)
Area: 6,730 km²
Population: 972,000 Catholics (94.6% of 1,028,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 39 parishes
Personnel: 80 priests (59 diocesan, 21 religious), 9 deacons, 177 religious (46 brothers, 131 sisters), 61 seminarians