Diocese of Petrolina
| Diocese of Petrolina | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife |
| Diocesan bishop | Francisco Canindé Palhano |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop |
Paulo Cardoso da Silva OCarm Manoel dos Reis de Farias |
| founding | 1923 |
| surface | 16,260 km² |
| Parishes | 23 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 422.100 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 350,500 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 83% |
| Diocesan priest | 22 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 3 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 14,020 |
| Friars | 3 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 25 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Coração de Jesus-Cristo Rei |
| Website | http://www.diocesedepetrolina.org.br/ |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Petrolina ( Latin Dioecesis Petrolinensis , Portuguese Diocese de Petrolina ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Petrolina in the state of Pernambuco .
history
The diocese Petrolina was on November 30, 1923 by Pope Pius XI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Dominicis gregis from cessions of territory of the diocese Pesqueira and subordinated to the archdiocese of Olinda e Recife as a suffragan .
On June 16, 2010, the diocese gave territorial shares for the establishment of the diocese Salgueiro .
Bishops of Petrolina
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- Antônio Malan SDB , 1924-1931
- Idílio José Soares , 1932–1943, then Bishop of Santos
- Avelar Brandão Vilela , 1946–1955, then Archbishop of Teresina
- Antônio Campelo de Aragão SDB, 1956-1975
- Gerardo de Andrade Ponte , 1975–1983, then Bishop of Patos
- Paulo Cardoso da Silva OCarm , 1984-2011
- Manoel dos Reis de Farias , 2011–2017
- Francisco Canindé Palhano since 2018
See also
Web links
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