Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarabira explained
Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Guarabira |
Latin: | Dioecesis Guarabirensis |
Coat: | Brasão da Diocese.png |
Country: | Brazil |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Established: | 11 October 1980 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Catedral Nossa Senhora da Luz |
Area Km2: | 4,553 |
Population: | 414,000 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Catholics: | 352,000 |
Catholics Percent: | 85.0 |
Metro Archbishop: | Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz, O.F.M. Cap. |
Bishop: | Aldemiro Sena dos Santos |
Website: | diocesedeguarabira.blogspot.com.br |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarabira (la|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 Aldemiro Sena dos Santos (4 October 2017 – present)
- Bishop Francisco de Assis Dantas de Lucena (28 May 2008 – 13 July 2016), appointed Bishop of Nazaré, Pernambuco
- Bishop Antônio Muniz Fernandes, O.Carm. (4 February 1998 – 22 November 2006), appointed Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas
- Bishop Marcelo Pinto Carvalheria (9 November 1981 – 29 November 1995), appointed Archbishop of Paraíba
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