Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarabira

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Rite Latin Rite Area 4,553 km² Founded 1980		Pope Francis Country Brazil

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2006)414,000352,000 (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.

History

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

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)

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