Diocese of Floresta
| Diocese of Floresta | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife |
| Diocesan bishop | Gabriele Marchesi |
| founding | 1964 |
| surface | 15,806 km² |
| Parishes | 12 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 261,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 259,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 99.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 18 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 4 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 11,773 |
| Friars | 4 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 20 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Bom Jesus dos Aflitos |
| Website | http://diocesedefloresta.wordpress.com/ |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Floresta ( Latin Dioecesis Florestensis , Portuguese Diocese de Floresta ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Floresta in the state of Pernambuco .
history
The diocese of Floresta was founded on February 15, 1964 by Pope Paul VI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Qui secreto from cedings of territory by the dioceses of Pesqueira and Petrópolis and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife as a suffragan . On June 16, 2010, the diocese of Floresta gave parts of its territory to establish the diocese of Salgueiro .
Bishops of Floresta
- Franz Xavier Nierhoff MSF , 1964–1988
- Czesław Stanula CSsR , 1989–1997, then Bishop of Itabuna
- Adriano Ciocca Vasino , 1999–2012
- Gabriele Marchesi , since 2013
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Qui secreto , AAS 57 (1965), n.2, p. 143ff.