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Roman Catholic Diocese of Amargosa
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Amargosa (Latin: Dioecesis Amargosensis) is a diocese located in the city of Amargosa in the ecclesiastical province of São Salvador da Bahia in Brazil.
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History
- 10 May 1941: Established as Diocese of Amargosa from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia
Leadership
- Bishops of Amargosa
- Floréncio Cicinho Vieira (11 April 1942 – 11 January 1969)
- Alair Vilar Fernandes de Melo (17 March 1970 – 6 April 1988), appointed Archbishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
- João Nílton dos Santos Souza (31 August 1988 – 10 June 2015)
- Valdemir Ferreira dos Santos (1 May 2016 – 18 August 2021), appointed Bishop of Penedo
- Juraci Gomes de Oliveira (31 May 2023[1] – present)
- Other priests of this diocese who became bishop
- Walfrido Teixeira Vieira, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia in 1961
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