Roman Catholic Diocese of Bonfim

Diocese of Bonfim

Dioecesis Bonfimensis

Diocese de Bonfim
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provinceFeira de Santana
MetropolitanFeira de Santana
Statistics
Area34,600 km2 (13,400 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
659,000
596,000 (90.4%)
Parishes24
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established6 April 1933 (91 years ago)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopHernaldo Pinto Farias, S.S.S.
Metropolitan ArchbishopZanoni Demettino Castro

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bonfim (Latin: Dioecesis Bonfimensis) is a diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Feira de Santana in northeastern Brazil.

Its episcopal cathedral is Catedral Senhor do Bonfim, dedicated to Our Lord, in the city of Senhor do Bonfim, Bahia state.