Roman Catholic Diocese of Irecê

Diocese of Irecê

*Dioecesis Irecensis*

Diocese de Irecê
Diocese of Irecê; Dioecesis Irecensis; Diocese de Irecê
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Feira de Santana
Metropolitan	Feira de Santana
Statistics
Area	24,065 km2 (9,292 sq mi)
Population Total; Catholics;	(as of 2013); 532,000; 344,000 (64.7%);
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	28 April 1979 (45 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Good Shepherd in Irecê
Current leadership
Pope	Sede vacante
Bishop	Tommaso Cascianelli
Metropolitan Archbishop	Zanoni Demettino Castro
Website
	http://www.dioceseirece.com.br/

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Irecê (Latin: Dioecesis Irecensis) is a diocese located in the city of Irecê in the ecclesiastical province of Feira de Santana in Brazil.

History

April 28, 1979: Established as Diocese of Irecê from the Diocese of Barra and the Diocese of Ruy Barbosa

Bishops of Irecê (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Tommaso Cascianelli, C.P. (2000.07.05 – present)
- Bishop João Maria Messi, O.S.M. (1995.03.22 – 1999.11.17), appointed Bishop of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro
- Bishop Edgar Carício de Gouvêa (1983.06.13 – 1994.03.02)
- Bishop Homero Leite Meira (1980.09.24 – 1983.06.13)