Diocese of Estância Dioecesis Stantianus Diocese de Estância |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Aracajú |
Metropolitan | Aracajú |
Statistics | |
Area | 6,736 km2 (2,601 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 431,127 423,228 (98.2%) |
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Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 30 April 1960 (57 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of our Lady of Guadalupe in Estância |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Sede Vacante |
Metropolitan Archbishop | José Palmeira Lessa |
Apostolic Administrator | Giovanni Crippa |
Emeritus Bishops | Hildebrando Mendes Costa |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Estância (Latin: Dioecesis Stantianus) is a diocese located in the city of Estância in the Ecclesiastical province of Aracajú in Brazil.
Coordinates: 11°16′08″S 37°26′17″W / 11.2690°S 37.4380°W