Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Palmares | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Palmopolitana |
Country: | Brazil |
Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Established: | 13 January 1962 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição dos Montes |
Area Km2: | 3,797 |
Population: | 423,589 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Catholics: | 270,913 |
Catholics Percent: | 64.0 |
Metro Archbishop: | Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B. |
Bishop: | Vacant |
Emeritus Bishops: | Genival Saraiva de França |
Map: | Diócesis Católicas de Pernambuco (Brasil).jpg |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmares (Latin: Dioecesis Palmopolitana) is a diocese located in the city of Palmares in the ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife in Brazil.