The Roman Catholic Diocese of Amargosa () 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
References
External links GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy