Roman Catholic Diocese of Pesqueira

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Diocese of Pesqueira

Dioecesis Pesqueirensis
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provinceOlinda e Recife
Statistics
Area10,065 km2 (3,886 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2004)
410,200
370,200 (90.2%)
Parishes25
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
EstablishedDecember 5, 1910 (111 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Santa Águeda
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Bishop, C.Ss.R.
Metropolitan Archbishop, O.S.B.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pesqueira (Latin: Dioecesis Pesqueirensis) is a diocese located in the city of Pesqueira in the Ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife in Brazil.

History[]

  • December 5, 1910: Established as Diocese of Floresta from the Diocese of Olinda
  • August 2, 1918: Renamed as Diocese of Pesqueira

Bishops[]

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order[]

  • Bishops of Pesqueira (Roman rite), below
    • Bishop , C.Ss.R. (since 2012.02.15)
    • Bishop (2003.07.23 – 2011.06.08), appointed Bishop of Barra do Piraí–Volta Redonda)
    • Bishop (1993.05.26 – 2002.11.06), appointed Bishop of Caruaru, Pernambuco
    • Bishop (1980.03.14 – 1993.05.26)
    • Bishop (1956.12.03 – 1980.03.14)
    • Bishop (1948.04.03 – 1955.06.24), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas
    • Bishop (1934.01.13 – 1947.01.18), appointed Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão
    • Bishop (1918.08.02 – 1932.11.24)
  • Bishops of Floresta (Roman Rite), below
    • Bishop (1915.06.26 – 1918.08.02)
    • Bishop Augusto Álvaro da Silva (1911.05.12 – 1915.06.25), appointed Bishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia; future Archbishop and Cardinal

Coadjutor bishop[]

  • (1991-1993)

References[]


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