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Roman Catholic Diocese of Paulo Afonso

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Metropolitan
  
Feira de Santana

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Brazil

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
36,913 km²

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 601,215 488,698 (81.3%)

Established
  
14 September 1971 (45 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima in Paulo Afonso

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Feira de Santana

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Paulo Afonso (Latin: Dioecesis Paulalfonsanensis) is a diocese located in the city of Paulo Afonso in the Ecclesiastical province of Feira de Santana in Brazil.

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History

  • September 14, 1971: Established as Diocese of Paulo Afonso from the Diocese of Bonfim

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Paulo Afonso (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Guido Zendron (2008.03.12 – present)
  • Bishop Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Ist. del Prado (2000.03.22 – 2007.02.28)
  • Bishop Mário Zanetta (1988.06.15 – 1998.11.13)
  • Bishop Aloysio José Leal Penna, S.J. (later Archbishop) (1984.05.21 – 1987.10.30)
  • Bishop Jackson Berenguer Prado (1971.10.08 – 1983.08.17)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Paulo Afonso Wikipedia
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