Diocese of Ruy Barbosa
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ruy Barbosa is a diocese located in the city of Ruy Barbosa, Bahia in the ecclesiastical province of Feira de Santana in Brazil.
History
- November 14, 1959: Established as Diocese of Ruy Barbosa from the Diocese of Barra, Diocese of Bonfim and Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia.
Leadership
- Bishops of Ruy Barbosa
- * Bishop Epaminondas José de Araújo, appointed Bishop of Anápolis, Goias
- * Bishop José Adelino Dantas
- * Bishop Mathias William Schmidt, O.S.B.
- * Bishop André de Witte
- * Bishop Estevam dos Santos Silva Filho