Diocese of Livramento de Nossa Senhora, Brazil 🇧🇷 (original) (raw)
Celebrations
History
- 1967.02.27: Established as Diocese of Livramento de Nossa Senhora / Liberationis Marianæ (Latin) (from Diocese of Caetité and became suffragan of São Salvador da Bahia)
- 2002.01.16: Became suffragan of Vitória da Conquista
Present Prelates
Ordinaries
| Bishops of Livramento de Nossa Senhora (Roman Rite) |
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 Bishop Vicente de Paula Ferreira, C.SS.R. (54) (2023.02.01 – ...)Bishop of Livramento de Nossa Senhora (Brazil)Caritas numquam excidetBorn:1970.10.27 (AraraÃ, ES, Brazil)Ordained Priest:1996.11.16Consecrated Bishop:2017.05.27Titular Bishop of Castra nova (2017.03.08 – 2023.02.01)Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte (Brazil) (2017.03.08 – 2023.02.01)Bishop of Livramento de Nossa Senhora (Brazil) (2023.02.01 – ...) |
 Bishop Armando Bucciol (78) (2004.01.21 – 2023.02.01)Bishop emeritus of Livramento de Nossa Senhora (Brazil)Caritas Christi urget nosBorn:1946.07.03 (Motta di Livenza, Italy)Ordained Priest:1971.09.12Consecrated Bishop:2004.04.17Priest of Vittorio Veneto (Italy) (1971.09.12 – 2004.01.21)Bishop of Livramento de Nossa Senhora (Brazil) (2004.01.21 – 2023.02.01) |
| Bishop Hélio Paschoal, C.S.S. (1967.03.29 – 2004.01.21)Illuminabit nos ChristusBorn:1927.04.26 (Brazil)Ordained Priest:1951.08.15Consecrated Bishop:1967.06.25Died:2005.11.22 (†78)Bishop of Livramento de Nossa Senhora (Brazil) (1967.03.29 – 2004.01.21) |
Statistics (2021.12.31)
Area: 23,836 km²
Population: 261,000 Catholics (82.3% of 317,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 21 parishes
Personnel: 26 priests (23 diocesan, 3 religious), 13 religious (3 brothers, 10 sisters), 7 seminarians