Roman Catholic Diocese of Bom Jesus da Lapa

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|name = Bom Jesus da Lapa

|latin = Dioecesis Spelaeopolitana a Bono Iesu

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|country = {{flag|Brazil}}

|established = 22 July 1962 ({{age|1962|7|22}} years ago)

|cathedral = Catedral Bom Jesus

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|area_km2 = 562,303

|population = 360,000

|population_as_of = 2006

|catholics = 287,000

|catholics_percent= 79.7

|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}

|metro_archbishop = Josafá Menezes da Silva, when pallium is conferred

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bom Jesus da Lapa ({{langx|la|Dioecesis Spelaeopolitana a Bono Iesu}}) is a diocese located in the city of Bom Jesus da Lapa in the ecclesiastical province of Vitória da Conquista in Brazil.

History

22 July 1962: Established as Diocese of Bom Jesus da Lapa from the Diocese of Barra

Bishops of Bom Jesus da Lapa (Latin Rite)
José Nicomedes Grossi (1962.08.28 – 1990.03.15)
Francisco Batistela, C.Ss.R. (1990.04.18 – 2009.01.28)
José Valmor César Teixeira, S.D.B. (2009.01.28 - 2014.03.20), appointed Bishop of São José dos Campos, São Paulo
João Santos Cardoso (2015.06.24 - present)

João Nílton dos Santos Souza (1986-1988), did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Amargosa, Bahia