Roman Catholic Diocese of Cruz das Almas

Catholic ecclesiastical territory

Diocese of Cruz das Almas Diocese de Cruz das Almas


Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	São Salvador da Bahia
Statistics
Area	2,409 km (930 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2017) 324,392 191,228 (59%)
Parishes	16
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	22 November 2017 (7 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nossa Senhora do Bom Sucesso
Secular priests	19
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Antônio Tourinho Neto
Metropolitan Archbishop	Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cruz das Almas is located in the city of Cruz das Almas, Bahia, Brazil. It is a suffragan see to the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia.

History

On 22 November 2017, Pope Francis established the Diocese of Cruz das Almas from the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia.

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