The Roman Catholic Diocese of Amargosa () is a diocese located in the city of Amargosa in the ecclesiastical province of São Salvador da Bahia in Brazil.
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 â 11 January 1969)
- Alair Vilar Fernandes de Melo (17 March 1970 â 6 April 1988), appointed Archbishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
- João NÃÂlton dos Santos Souza (31 August 1988 â 10 June 2015)
- Valdemir Ferreira dos Santos (1 May 2016 â 18 August 2021), appointed Bishop of Penedo
- Juraci Gomes de Oliveira (31 May 2023 â present)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishop
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