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Roman Catholic Diocese of Garanhuns

Coordinates: 8°53′26″S 36°29′31″W / 8.8906°S 36.4920°W / -8.8906; -36.4920
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Diocese of Garanhuns

Dioecesis Garanhunensis
Catedral Santo Antônio in 2013
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provinceOlinda e Recife
Statistics
Area8,734 km2 (3,372 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
612,000
551,000 (90.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established2 August 1918 (106 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Santo Antônio
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopPaulo Jackson Nóbrega de Sousa
Metropolitan ArchbishopFernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B.
Map
Website
www.diocesegaranhuns.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Garanhuns (Latin: Dioecesis Garanhunensis) is a diocese located in the city of Garanhuns in the ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife in Brazil.

History

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  • August 2, 1918: Established as Diocese of Garanhuns from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife

Bishops

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Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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References

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8°53′26″S 36°29′31″W / 8.8906°S 36.4920°W / -8.8906; -36.4920