Diocese of Juazeiro, Brazil 🇧🇷 (original) (raw)
Celebrations
History
- 1962.07.22: Established as Diocese of Juazeiro / Iuazeirien(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Barra and Diocese of Bonfim and became suffragan of São Salvador da Bahia)
- 2002.01.16: Became suffragan of Feira de Santana
- 2011.06.17: Gained territory from Diocese of Paulo Afonso
Present Prelates
| Bishop (2024.07.11 – ...): |  Bishop Valdemir Vicente Andrade Santos (51) |
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Ordinaries
| Bishops of Juazeiro (Roman Rite) |
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| Bishop Valdemir Vicente Andrade Santos (51) (2024.07.11 – ...)Bishop of Juazeiro (Brazil)Fazei tudo para a glória de DeusBorn:1973.01.05 (Aracuju, SE, Brazil)Ordained Priest:2001.08.24Consecrated Bishop:2018.08.24Priest of Aracaju (Brazil) (2001.08.24 – 2018.07.11)Titular Bishop of Castabala (2018.07.11 – 2024.07.11)Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza (Brazil) (2018.07.11 – 2024.07.11)Bishop of Juazeiro (Brazil) (2024.07.11 – ...) |
 Bishop Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira, O.F.M. (59) (later Archbishop) (2016.09.07 – 2023.11.08)Metropolitan Archbishop of Maceió (Brazil)Natus nobis in viaBorn:1965.09.16 (São Francisco do Sul, SC, Brazil)Ordained Priest:1994.08.20Consecrated Bishop:2016.05.07Coadjutor Bishop of Juazeiro (Brazil) (2016.02.17 – 2016.09.07)Bishop of Juazeiro (Brazil) (2016.09.07 – 2023.11.08)Coadjutor Archbishop of Maceió (Brazil) (2023.11.08 – 2024.04.03)Metropolitan Archbishop of Maceió (Brazil) (2024.04.03 – ...) |
| Bishop José Geraldo da Cruz, A.A. (2003.06.04 – 2016.09.07)Venha a nós o vosso ReinoBorn:1941.08.08 (Muriaé, MG, Brazil)Ordained Priest:1969.05.01Consecrated Bishop:2003.08.16Died:2022.04.04 (Muriaé, MG, Brazil †80)Bishop of Juazeiro (Brazil) (2003.06.04 – 2016.09.07) |
| Bishop José Rodrigues de Souza, C.SS.R. (1974.12.12 – 2003.06.04)Evangelizare misit meBorn:1926.03.25 (Brazil)Ordained Priest:1950.12.27Consecrated Bishop:1975.02.09Died:2012.09.09 (†86)Bishop of Juazeiro (Brazil) (1974.12.12 – 2003.06.04) |
| Bishop Tomás Guilherme Murphy, C.SS.R. (1962.10.16 – 1973.12.29)A Jesus por MariaBorn:1917.12.17 (USA)Ordained Priest:1943.06.29Consecrated Bishop:1963.01.02Died:1995.07.06 (†77)Bishop of Juazeiro (Brazil) (1962.10.16 – 1973.12.29)Titular Bishop of Sululos (1973.12.29 – 1995.07.06)Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil) (1973.12.29 – 1995.07.06) |
Former Prelates
- Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira, O.F.M. (59) (later Archbishop) (2016.02.17 – 2016.09.07)
Statistics (2022.12.31)
Area: 57,801 km²
Population: 416,000 Catholics (76.6% of 542,939 total)
Pastoral Centres: 19 parishes, 1 mission
Personnel: 34 priests (26 diocesan, 8 religious), 34 religious (9 brothers, 25 sisters), 11 seminarians