Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilhéus

The Diocese of Ilheus (Latin: Dioecesis Ilheosensis ) is a location in Brazil Roman Catholic diocese based in Ilheus, Bahia.

History

The Diocese of Ilheus was built on October 20, 1913 by Pope Pius X made ​​cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia and this is a suffragan. On July 21, 1962, the Diocese of Ilheus were parts of its territory from the foundation of the diocese Caravelas. A further transfer of territory took place on 7 November 1978 foundation of the diocese Itabuna.

Bishops of Ilheus

  • Manoel Antônio de Paiva, 1915-1929, then Bishop of Garanhuns
  • Eduardo José Herberhold OFM, 1931-1939
  • Felipe Benito Conduru Pacheco, 1941-1946, then Bishop of Parnaíba
  • Benedito Zorzi, 1946-1952, then Bishop of Caxias
  • João Resende Costa SDB, 1953-1957, then Koadjutorerzbischof of Belo Horizonte
  • Antônio Caetano Lima dos Santos, OFM Cap, 1958-1969
  • Pinarello Roberto de Almeida, 1970-1971
  • Valfredo Bernardo Tepe OFM, 1971-1995
  • Mauro Montagnoli CSS, since 1995
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