Roman Catholic Diocese of Campina Grande

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Diocese of Campina Grande
Dioecesis Campinae Grandis
Statistics
Country: Brazil
Metropolitan: Paraíba
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 20,451 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
830,118 (2003)
720,000 (86.7%)
Cathedral: Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Ordinaries
Bishop: Jaime Vieira Rocha

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Campina Grande {Latin: Campinae Grandis } is a diocese located in the city of Campina Grande in the Ecclesiastical province of Paraíba in Brazil.

[edit] History

  • May 14, 1949: Established as Diocese of Campina Grande from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paraíba

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Campina Grande (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Jaime Vieira Rocha (2005.02.16 – present)
    • Bishop Matias Patrício de Macêdo (later Archbishop) (2001.08.29 – 2003.11.26)
    • Bishop Luís Gonzaga Fernandes (1981.07.09 – 2001.08.29)
    • Bishop Manuel Pereira da Costa (1962.08.23 – 1981.05.20)
    • Bishop Otàvio Barbosa Aguiar (1956.02.24 – 1962.07.04)
    • Bishop Anselmo Pietrulla, O.F.M. (1949.06.18 – 1955.05.11)

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