Diocese of Amargosa
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
- Alair Vilar Fernandes de Melo, appointed Archbishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
- João Nílton dos Santos Souza
- Valdemir Ferreira dos Santos, appointed Bishop of Penedo
- Juraci Gomes de Oliveira
- Walfrido Teixeira Vieira, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia in 1961