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Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarabira

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
4,553 km²

Founded
  
1980

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Brazil

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Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2006) 414,000 352,000 (85.0%)

Established
  
11 October 1980 (36 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral Nossa Senhora da Luz

Bishop
  
Francisco de Assis Dantas de Lucena

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paraíba

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.

Contents

History

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

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Guarabira (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Francisco de Assis Dantas de Lucena (28 May 2008 – present)
  • Bishop Antônio Muniz Fernandes, O.Carm. (later Archbishop) (4 February 1998 – 22 November 2006)
  • Bishop Marcelo Pinto Carvalheria (later Archbishop) (9 November 1981 – 29 November 1995)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarabira Wikipedia
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