Roman Catholic Diocese of Barra

Catholic ecclesiastical territory

Diocese of Barra Dioecesis Barrensis Diocese de Barra

Cathedral of St Francis of Assisi in Barra in 2020
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Feira de Santana
Metropolitan	Feira de Santana
Statistics
Area	44,987 km² (17,370 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2012) 280,000 252,000 (90%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	20 October 1913 (110 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Francis of Assisi in Barra
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop elect	João Batista Alves do Nascimento
Metropolitan Archbishop	Zanoni Demettino Castro
Bishops emeritus	Luís Flávio Cappio

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

History

October 20, 1913: Established as Diocese of Barra from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia

Leadership

Bishops of Barra

Augusto Álvaro da Silva (1915.06.25 – 1924.12.17), appointed Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia
Antônio Bezerra de Menezes (1925), did not take effect
Adalberto Accioli Sobral (1927.04.22 – 1934.01.13), appointed Bishop of Pesqueira, Pernambuco
Rodolfo das Mercés de Oliveira Pena (1935.06.08 – 1942.01.03), appointed Bishop of Valença, Rio de Janeiro
João Batista Muniz, CSsR (1942.08.24 – 1966.12.09)
Tiago Gerardo Cloin, CSsR. (1966.12.09 – 1975.10.24)
Orlando Octacílio Dotti, OFMCap (1976.04.01 – 1983.05.30), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul
Itamar Navildo Vian, OFMCap (1983.12.29 – 1995.02.22), appointed Bishop of Feira de Santana, Bahia
Luís Flávio Cappio, OFM (1997.04.16 – 31 May 2023)^[1]
João Batista Alves do Nascimento (31 May 2023^[1]