Roman Catholic Diocese of Petrolina

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Diocese of Petrolina
Dioecesis Petrolinensis
Statistics
Country: Brazil
Metropolitan: Olinda e Recife
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 31,065 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
650,000 (2004)
585,000 (90.0%)
Cathedral: Catedral SS. Coração de Jesus-Cristo Rei
Ordinaries
Bishop: Paulo Cardoso da Silva, O. Carm.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Petrolina {Latin: Petrolinen(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Petrolina in the Ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife in Brazil.

[edit] History

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Petrolina (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Paulo Cardoso da Silva, O. Carm. (1984.11.30 – present)
    • Bishop Gerardo de Andrade Ponte (1975.02.06 – 1983.12.05)
    • Bishop Antônio Campelo de Aragão, S.D.B. (1956.12.18 – 1975.02.06)
    • Bishop Avelar Brandão Vilela (later Cardinal) (1946.06.13 – 1955.11.05)
    • Bishop Idílio José Soares (1932.09.16 – 1943.06.12)
    • Bishop Antônio Malan, S.D.B. (1924.01.03 – 1931.10.28)

[edit] References

 This Brazil-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
This article on a Roman Catholic diocese in South America is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.