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Diocese of Estância Dioecesis Stantianus Diocese de Estância |
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Aracajú |
| Metropolitan | Aracajú |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,736 km2 (2,601 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 431,127 423,228 (98.2%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 30 April 1960 (57 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of our Lady of Guadalupe in Estância |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Sede Vacante |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | José Palmeira Lessa |
| Apostolic Administrator | Giovanni Crippa |
| Emeritus Bishops | Hildebrando Mendes Costa |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Estância (Latin: Dioecesis Stantianus) is a diocese located in the city of Estância in the Ecclesiastical province of Aracajú in Brazil.
Coordinates: 11°16′08″S 37°26′17″W / 11.2690°S 37.4380°W