Diocese of Bom Jesus da Lapa
Spelaeopolitan(us) a Bono Iesu
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Bom Jesus da Lapa, Brazil
The Diocese of Bom Jesus da Lapa is a Latin Church diocese in Bahia, Brazil, created on July 21, 1962. It is home to the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus da Lapa, a major Brazilian pilgrimage site.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 22 July 1962
- Latin
- Spelaeopolitan(us) a Bono Iesu
- Patron
- Nuestra Señora del Carmen
- Annuario code
- 001000925
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 287,000
- Population
- 360,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 79.7%
- Priests
- 30
- Catholics per priest
- 9,567
- Extent
- 562,303 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 0.5
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Rubival Cabral Britto, O.F.M. Cap.
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Catedral Bom Jesus stands in Bom Jesus da Lapa, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Vitória da Conquista
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of CaetitéCaetité
- Diocese of Livramento de Nossa SenhoraLivramento de Nossa Senhora
- Archdiocese of Vitória da ConquistaVitória da Conquista
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Within the ecclesiastical province of Vitória da Conquista in Brazil lies the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bom Jesus da Lapa, known in Latin as Dioecesis Spelaeopolitana a Bono Iesu and seated in the city of the same name.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.