Roman Catholic Diocese of Juazeiro

Diocese of Juazeiro

Dioecesis Iuazeiriensis

Diocese de Juazeiro
Catedral Nossa Senhora das Grotas
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provinceFeira de Santana
MetropolitanFeira de Santana
Statistics
Area56,249 km2 (21,718 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2006)
  • 433,000
  • 373,000 (86.1%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established22 July 1962 (62 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of Grotas in Juazeiro
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopValdemir Vicente Andrade Santos
Metropolitan ArchbishopZanoni Demettino Castro

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Juazeiro (Latin: Dioecesis Iuazeiriensis) is a diocese located in the city of Juazeiro in the ecclesiastical province of Feira de Santana in Brazil.

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