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Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
11,027 km²

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Brazil

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 559,673 470,000 (84.0%)

Established
  
10 February 1962 (55 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral Nossa Senhora do Amparo

Bishop
  
Dulcênio Fontes de Matos

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maceió

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios (Latin: Dioecesis Palmiriensis Indorum) is a diocese located in the city of Palmeira dos Índios in the Ecclesiastical province of Maceió in Brazil.

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History

  • February 10, 1962: Established as Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Maceió and Diocese of Penedo

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Palmeira dos Índios (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Dulcênio Fontes de Matos (2006.07.12 – present)
  • Bishop Fernando Iório Rodrigues (1985.03.01 – 2006.07.12)
  • Bishop Epaminondas José de Araújo (1978.06.05 – 1984.11.28)
  • Bishop Otávio Barbosa Aguiar (1962.07.04 – 1978.03.29)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios Wikipedia
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