Roman Catholic Diocese of Estância

Roman Catholic Diocese of Estância

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Estância
latin= Dioecesis Stantianus
country= Brazil| metropolitan=Aracajú
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe
cocathedral =
area= 6,737
population= 431,127
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 421,152
catholics_percent= 97.7
bishop= Marco Eugênio Galrão Leite de Almeida
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Estância {Latin: " Stantian(us)"} is a diocese located in the city of Estância in the Ecclesiastical province of Aracajú in Brazil.

History

* April 30, 1960: Established as Diocese of Estância from the Diocese of Aracaju

Leadership

* Bishops of Estância (Roman rite)
** Bishop Marco Eugênio Galrão Leite de Almeida (2003.04.30 – present)
** Bishop Hildebrando Mendes Costa (1986.03.25 – 2003.04.30)
** Bishop José Bezerra Coutinho (1961.01.28 – 1985.06.01)

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/esta0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/desta.html Catholic Hierarchy]


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