Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarabira

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Diocese of Guarabira Dioecesis Guarabirensis
Cathedral of Our Lady of Light
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Paraíba
Statistics
Area	4,553 km2 (1,758 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2006) 414,000 352,000 (85.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	11 October 1980 (41 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nossa Senhora da Luz
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop
Metropolitan Archbishop	, O.F.M. Cap.
Website
diocesedeguarabira.blogspot.com.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarabira (Latin: Dioecesis Guarabirensis) is a diocese located in the city of Guarabira in the Ecclesiastical province of Paraíba in Brazil.

History[]

• 11 October 1980: Established as Diocese of Guarabira from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paraíba

Leadership[]

• Bishops of Guarabira (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop (4 October 2017 – present)
  • Bishop Francisco de Assis Dantas de Lucena (28 May 2008 – 13 July 2016), appointed Bishop of Nazaré, Pernambuco
  • Bishop , O.Carm. (4 February 1998 – 22 November 2006), appointed Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas
  • Bishop (9 November 1981 – 29 November 1995), appointed Archbishop of Paraíba

External links[]

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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