Diocese of Bom Jesus da Lapa Dioecesis Spelaeopolitana a Bono Iesu | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Vitória da Conquista |
Statistics | |
Area | 562,303 km2 (217,106 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 360,000 287,000 (79.7%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 22 July 1962 (62 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Bom Jesus |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | João Santos Cardoso |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Josafá Menezes da Silva, when pallium is conferred |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bom Jesus da Lapa (Latin: Dioecesis Spelaeopolitana a Bono Iesu) is a diocese located in the city of Bom Jesus da Lapa in the ecclesiastical province of Vitória da Conquista in Brazil.