Diocese of Juazeiro

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Juazeiro () is a diocese located in the city of Juazeiro in the ecclesiastical province of Feira de Santana in Brazil.

History

• July 22, 1962: Established as Diocese of Juazeiro from the Diocese of Barra and Diocese of Bonfim

Bishops

• Bishops of Juazeiro (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
• Bishop Valdemir Vicente Andrade Santos (2024.07.11 - Present
• Bishop Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira, O.F.M. (2016.09.07 - 2023.11.09)
• Bishop José Geraldo da Cruz, A.A. (2003.06.04 – 2016.09.07)
• Bishop José Rodrigues de Souza, C.Ss.R. (1974.12.12 – 2003.06.04)
• Bishop Tomás Guilherme Murphy, C.Ss.R. (1962.10.16 – 1973.12.29)

Coadjutor bishop

• Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira, O.F.M. (2016)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese)