Diocese of Barreiras Dioecesis Barreriensis Diocese de Barreiras | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Feira de Santana |
Metropolitan | Feira de Santana |
Statistics | |
Area | 72,675 km2 (28,060 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 355,000 320,000 (90.1%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 21 May 1979 (45 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Barreiras |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | (vacant) |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Zanoni Demettino Castro |
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