Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarabira

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Diocese of Guarabira
Dioecesis Guarabirensis
Statistics
Country: Brazil
Metropolitan: Paraíba
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 4,553 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
414,000 (2006)
352,000 (85.0%)
Cathedral: Catedral Nossa Senhora da Luz
Ordinaries
Bishop: Francisco de Assis Dantas de Lucena

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarabira {Latin: Guarabiren(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Guarabira in the Ecclesiastical province of Paraíba in Brazil.

[edit] History

  • October 11, 1980: Established as Diocese of Guarabira from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paraíba

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Guarabira (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Francisco de Assis Dantas de Lucena (2008.05.28 – present)
    • Bishop Antônio Muniz Fernandes, O.C. (later Archbishop) (1998.02.04 – 2006.11.22)
    • Bishop Marcelo Pinto Carvalheria (later Archbishop) (1981.11.09 – 1995.11.29)

[edit] References

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