Archdiocese of Paraíba
| Archdiocese of Paraíba | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Diocesan bishop | Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz OFMCap |
| founding | 1892 |
| surface | 6,703 km² |
| Parishes | 87 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Residents | 1,578,000 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics | 1,278,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| proportion of | 81% |
| Diocesan priest | 117 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 35 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 8,408 |
| Permanent deacons | 44 (31.12.2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Friars | 44 (31.12.2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 172 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Nossa Senhora das Neves |
| Website | www.arquidiocesepb.org.br |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Cajazeiras Diocese of Campina Grande Diocese of Guarabira Diocese of Patos |
The Archdiocese of Paraíba ( lat. : Archidioecesis Parahybensis ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic Archdiocese based in Joao Pessoa in the state of Paraíba .
history
The diocese Paraíba was on April 27, 1892 by Pope Leo XIII. built from cession of territory by the Diocese of Olinda . On December 29, 1909, the Paraíba diocese gave parts of its territory to establish the Natal diocese . The diocese Paraíba was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Olinda on December 5, 1910 as a suffragan . On February 6, 1914 there was an assignment of territory to establish the diocese of Cajazeiras . On the same date, the Paraíba diocese was elevated to an archdiocese.
The Archdiocese of Paraíba gave up on May 14, 1949 parts of its territory to establish the diocese of Campina Grande . Another assignment of territory took place on October 11, 1980 to establish the diocese of Guarabira .
Bishops of Paraíba
Bishops
- Adauctus Aurélio de Miranda Henriques , 1894–1914
Archbishops
- Adauctus Aurélio de Miranda Henriques, 1914–1935
- Moisés Ferreira Coelho , 1935-1959
- Mário de Miranda Vilas-Boas , 1959-1965
- José Maria Pires , 1965–1995
- Marcelo Pinto Carvalheira OSB , 1995-2004
- Aldo de Cillo Pagotto SSS , 2004-2016
- Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz OFMCap , since 2017
