Roman Catholic Diocese of Amargosa

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Amargosa (Dioecesis Amargosensis) is a diocese located in the city of Amargosa in the ecclesiastical province of São Salvador da Bahia in Brazil.

History

 * 10 May 1941: Established as Diocese of Amargosa from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia

Leadership

 * Bishops of Amargosa
 * Floréncio Cicinho Vieira (11 April 1942 – 11 January 1969)
 * Alair Vilar Fernandes de Melo (17 March 1970 – 6 April 1988), appointed Archbishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
 * João Nílton dos Santos Souza (31 August 1988 – 10 June 2015)
 * Valdemir Ferreira dos Santos (1 May 2016 – 18 August 2021), appointed Bishop of Penedo
 * Juraci Gomes de Oliveira (31 May 2023 – present)


 * Other priests of this diocese who became bishop
 * Walfrido Teixeira Vieira, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia in 1961