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Roman Catholic Diocese of Caruaru

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
5,687 km²

Country
  
Brazil

Pope
  
Francis

Phone
  
+55 81 3721-0387

Bishop
  
Bernardino Marchió

Roman Catholic Diocese of Caruaru

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 724,794 610,281 (2004%)

Established
  
7 August 1948 (68 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral Nossa Senhora das Dores

Address
  
Praça Presidente Getúlio Vargas, 80 - Nossa Sra. das Dores, Caruaru - PE, 55002-150, Brazil

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife

Similar
  
Feira de Caruaru, Igreja São José, Paróquia Nossa Senhora, Paróquia Nossa Senhora, Polo Caruaru

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

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History

  • August 7, 1948: Established as Diocese of Caruaru from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Caruaru (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Bernardino Marchió (2002.11.06 – president)
  • Bishop Antônio Soares Costa (1993.10.27 – 2002.06.07)
  • Bishop Augusto Carvalho (1959.08.08 – 1993.10.27)
  • Bishop Paulo Hipólito de Souza Libório (1949.03.15 – 1959.06.20)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Caruaru Wikipedia
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