Roman Catholic Diocese of Pesqueira

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pesqueira (Latin: Dioecesis Pesqueirensis) is a diocese located in the city of Pesqueira in the Ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife in Brazil.

Diocese of Pesqueira

Dioecesis Pesqueirensis
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provinceOlinda e Recife
Statistics
Area10,065 km2 (3,886 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
410,200
370,200 (90.2%)
Parishes25
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
EstablishedDecember 5, 1910 (110 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Santa Águeda
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJosé Luiz Ferreira Salles, C.Ss.R.
Metropolitan ArchbishopFernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B.

History

  • December 5, 1910: Established as Diocese of Floresta from the Diocese of Olinda
  • August 2, 1918: Renamed as Diocese of Pesqueira

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

  • Bishops of Pesqueira (Roman rite), below
    • Bishop José Luiz Ferreira Salles, C.Ss.R. (since 2012.02.15)
    • Bishop Francesco Biasin (2003.07.23 – 2011.06.08), appointed Bishop of Barra do Piraí–Volta Redonda)
    • Bishop Bernardino Marchió (1993.05.26 – 2002.11.06), appointed Bishop of Caruaru, Pernambuco
    • Bishop Manuel Palmeira da Rocha (1980.03.14 – 1993.05.26)
    • Bishop Severino Mariano de Aguiar (1956.12.03 – 1980.03.14)
    • Bishop Adelmo Cavalcante Machado (1948.04.03 – 1955.06.24), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas
    • Bishop Adalberto Accioli Sobral (1934.01.13 – 1947.01.18), appointed Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão
    • Bishop José Antônio de Oliveira Lopes (1918.08.02 – 1932.11.24)
  • Bishops of Floresta (Roman Rite), below
    • Bishop José Antônio de Oliveira Lopes (1915.06.26 – 1918.08.02)
    • Bishop Augusto Álvaro da Silva (1911.05.12 – 1915.06.25), appointed Bishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia; future Archbishop and Cardinal

Coadjutor bishop

  • Bernardino Marchió (1991-1993)

References


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