Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarabira
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Diocese of Guarabira Dioecesis Guarabirensis | |
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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 | (as of 2006) 414,000 352,000 (85.0%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 11 October 1980 (43 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora da Luz |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Aldemiro Sena dos Santos |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz, 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 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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