Roman Catholic Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas–Caravelas

Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas–Caravelas
Dioecesis Taxensis–Carabellensis
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical province São Salvador da Bahia
Statistics
Area 18,574 km2 (7,171 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
364,720
292,000 (80.1%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 21 July 1962 (54 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral São Pedro, Teixeira de Freitas
Co-cathedral Catedral São Pedro, Caravelas
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Antônio Eliseu Zuqueto
Website
dioceseteixeiradefreitas.com.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Teixeira de Freitas–Caravelas (Latin: Dioecesis Taxensis–Carabellensis) is a diocese located in the cities of Teixeira de Freitas and Caravelas in the Ecclesiastical province of São Salvador da Bahia in Brazil.

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