Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Feira de Santana

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Feira de Santana (Latin: Archidioecesis Fori Sancti Annae) is an archdiocese located in the city of Feira de Santana in Brazil.

Archdiocese of Feira de Santana Archidioecesis Fori Sancti Annae Arquidiocese de Feira de Santana
Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Ann
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Feira de Santana
Statistics
Area	16,878 km2 (6,517 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 960,033 859,949 (89.6%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	21 July 1962 (62 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Anne in Feira de Santana
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Zanoni Demettino Castro
Website
www.arquidiocese-fsa.org.br

History

• July 21, 1962: Established as Diocese of Feira de Santana from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia
• January 16, 2002: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Feira de Santana

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

• Archbishops of Feira de Santana (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Zanoni Demettino Castro (2015.11.18-Present)
  • Archbishop Itamar Navildo Vian, OFMCap (2002.01.16 – 2015.11.18)
• Bishops of Feira de Santana (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Itamar Navildo Vian, OFMCap (later Archbishop) (1995.02.22 – 2002.01.16)
  • Bishop Silvério Paulo de Albuquerque, OFM (1973.01.18 – 1995.02.22)
  • Bishop Jackson Berenguer Prado (1962.09.24 – 1971.10.08), appointed Bishop of Feira de Santana, Bahia

Coadjutor archbishop

• Zanoni Demettino Castro (2014-2015)

Suffragan dioceses

• Diocese of Barra
• Diocese of Barreiras
• Diocese of Bonfim
• Diocese of Irecê
• Diocese of Juazeiro
• Diocese of Paulo Afonso
• Diocese of Ruy Barbosa
• Diocese of Serrinha

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Archdiocese website (Portuguese)

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