Roman Catholic Diocese of Serrinha

Catholic ecclesiastical territory

Diocese of Serrinha Dioecesis Serrignensis Diocese de Serrinha

Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Feira de Santana
Metropolitan	Feira de Santana
Statistics
Area	17,169 km² (6,629 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 550,000 473,000 (86%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	21 September 2005 (18 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Saint Anne in Serrinha
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Hélio Pereira dos Santos
Metropolitan Archbishop	Zanoni Demettino Castro
Bishops emeritus	Ottorino Assolari, CSF

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Serrinha (Latin: Dioecesis Serrignensis) is located in the Brazilian state of Bahia. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Feira de Santana.

History

The diocese was erected on 21 September 2005 with territory taken from the Archdiocese of Feira de Santana and the Diocese of Paulo Afonso^[1]

Bishops

Ordinaries

Ottorino Assolari, C.S.F. [it] (21 September 2005^[1] – 3 February 2021)
Hélio Pereira dos Santos (3 February 2021 - )

Coadjutor Bishop

Hélio Pereira dos Santos (16 October 2020^[2] – 3 February 2021)

References

^ ^a ^b "Rinunce e Nomine, 21.09.2005" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 21 September 2005. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 16.10.2020" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.