Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista
{{Short description|Catholic ecclesiastical territory}}
{{Infobox diocese
|jurisdiction = Archdiocese
|name = Vitória da Conquista
|latin = Archidioecesis Victoriensis de Conquista
|image = Vitória da Conquista- Catedral Nossa Senhora das Vitória. Foto- Tatiana Azeviche. (35118174495).jpg
|caption = Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Victories
|country = Brazil
|province = Vitória da Conquista
|rite = Latin Rite
|established = 27 July 1957 ({{age|1957|7|27}} years ago)
|cathedral = Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora das Vitórias
|cocathedral =
|area_km2 = 24,709
|population = 724,619
|population_as_of = 2004
|catholics = 542,249
|catholics_percent= 74.8
|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}
|emeritus_bishops = Luís Gonzaga Silva Pepeu, OFMCap
|bishop_title = Archbishop
|coadjutor =
|auxiliary_bishops=
|bishop =
|map =
|website = {{URL|https://arquiconquista.org.br/}}
|denomination=}}
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista ({{langx|la|Archidioecesis Victoriensis de Conquista}}) is an archdiocese located in the city of Vitória da Conquista in Brazil.
History
- 27 July 1957: Established as Diocese of Vitória da Conquista from the Diocese of Amargosa
- 16 January 2002: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista
Bishops
;Bishops of Vitória da Conquista
- Jackson Berenguer Prado (1958.04.16 – 1962.09.24)
- Climério Almeida de Andrade (1962.09.24 – 1981.05.24)
- Celso José Pinto da Silva (1981.07.04 – 2001.02.21), appointed Archbishop of Teresina, Piaui
;Archbishops of Vitória da Conquista
- Geraldo Lyrio Rocha (2002.01.16 – 2007.04.11), appointed Archbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais
- Luís Gonzaga Silva Pepeu, OFMCap (11 June 2008 - 9 October 2019)
- Josafá Menezes da Silva (9 October 2019 – present)
=Other priests of this diocese who became bishops=
- Zanoni Demettino Castro, appointed Bishop of São Mateus, Espirito Santo in 2007
- Valdemir Ferreira dos Santos, appointed Bishop of Floriano, Piaui in 2010
- João Santos Cardoso, appointed Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui in 2011
- Estevam dos Santos Silva Filho, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia in 2014
- José Roberto Silva Carvalho, appointed Bishop of Caetité, Bahia in 2016
Suffragan dioceses
Sources
- [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/vito2.htm GCatholic.org]
- [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dvidc.html Catholic Hierarchy]
- [http://www.diocesevitoriadaconquista.org.br/ Archdiocese website (Portuguese)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020924140136/http://diocesevitoriadaconquista.org.br/ |date=2002-09-24 }}
{{R-C provinces in Brazil}}
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Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Category:Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Brazil
Category:Christian organizations established in 1957
Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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