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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória da Conquista (Latin: Archidioecesis Victoriensis de Conquista) is an archdiocese located in the city of Vitória da Conquista in Brazil.
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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
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Sources
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Archdiocese website (Portuguese) Archived 2002-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
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