Roman Catholic Diocese of Estância

The Diocese of Estancia (Latin: Dioecesis Stantianus ) is a location in Brazil Roman Catholic diocese based in Estancia in the state of Sergipe.

History

The Diocese of Estancia was on April 30, 1960 Pope John XXIII. built with the Papal Bull Ecclesiarum omnium out of territory of the Archdiocese of Aracaju and this is a suffragan.

Bishops of Estancia

  • José Bezerra Coutinho, January 28, 1961-1. June 1985
  • Hildebrando Costa Mendes, March 25, 1986-30. April 2003
  • Marco Eugênio Galrão Leite de Almeida, April 30, 2003-25. September 2013, then Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia
  • See is vacant, since September 25, 2013 Giovanni Crippa IMC, since September 25, 2013 ( Apostolic Administrator )
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