Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarabira

Diocese of Guarabira

Dioecesis Guarabirensis
Cathedral of Our Lady of Light
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Guarabira
Coat of arms
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provinceParaíba
Statistics
Area4,553 km2 (1,758 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
414,000
352,000 (85.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established11 October 1980 (44 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nossa Senhora da Luz
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAldemiro Sena dos Santos
Metropolitan ArchbishopManoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz, O.F.M. Cap.
Website
diocesedeguarabira.blogspot.com.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarabira (Latin: Dioecesis Guarabirensis) is a diocese located in the city of Guarabira in the ecclesiastical province of Paraíba in Brazil.

History

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

Leadership

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  • Bishops of Guarabira (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
    • Bishop Aldemiro Sena dos Santos (4 October 2017 – present)
    • Bishop Francisco de Assis Dantas de Lucena (28 May 2008 – 13 July 2016), appointed Bishop of Nazaré, Pernambuco
    • Bishop Antônio Muniz Fernandes, O.Carm. (4 February 1998 – 22 November 2006), appointed Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas
    • Bishop Marcelo Pinto Carvalheria (9 November 1981 – 29 November 1995), appointed Archbishop of Paraíba
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