Roman Catholic Diocese of Estância

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Diocese of Estância
Dioecesis Stantianus
Statistics
Country: Brazil
Metropolitan: Aracajú
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 6,737 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
431,127 (2004)
421,152 (97.7%)
Cathedral: Catedral Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe
Ordinaries
Bishop: Marco Eugênio Galrão Leite de Almeida

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Estância {Latin: Stantian(us)} is a diocese located in the city of Estância in the Ecclesiastical province of Aracajú in Brazil.

[edit] History

  • April 30, 1960: Established as Diocese of Estância from the Diocese of Aracaju

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Estância (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Marco Eugênio Galrão Leite de Almeida (2003.04.30 – present)
    • Bishop Hildebrando Mendes Costa (1986.03.25 – 2003.04.30)
    • Bishop José Bezerra Coutinho (1961.01.28 – 1985.06.01)

[edit] Source

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