Roman Catholic Diocese of Garanhuns

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Rite Latin Rite Pope Francis Country Brazil		Cathedral Catedral Santo Antônio Area 8,734 km²

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2006)612,000551,000 (90.0%) Established 2 August 1918 (98 years ago) Bishop Fernando José Monteiro Guimarães, C.Ss.R. Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife

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

History

August 2, 1918: Established as Diocese of Garanhuns from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife

Bishops of Garanhuns (Roman rite)

Bishop Fernando José Monteiro Guimarães, C.Ss.R. (2008.03.12 – present)

Bishop Irineu Roque Scherer (1998.04.15 – 2007.05.30)

Bishop Tiago Postma (1974.06.20 – 1995.03.15)

Bishop Milton Corrêa Pereira (later Archbishop) (1967.08.04 – 1973.04.25)

Bishop José Adelino Dantas (1958.05.03 – 1967.02.20)

Bishop Francisco Expedito Lopes (1954.08.24 – 1957.07.01)

Bishop Juvéncio de Brito (1945.12.15 – 1954.01.31)

Bishop Mário de Miranda Villas-Boas (later Archbishop) (1938.05.26 – 1944.09.10)

Bishop Manoel Antônio de Paiva (1929.04.02 – 1937.05.19)

Bishop João Tavares de Moura (1919.07.03 – 1928.07.20)

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