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Roman Catholic Diocese of Penedo

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Bishop
  
Valério Breda, S.D.B.

Country
  
Brazil

Pope
  
Francis

Area
  
8.298 km²

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 832,365 774,100 (93%)

Established
  
3 April 1916 (100 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral Nossa Senhora do Rosário

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maceió

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Penedo (Latin: Dioecesis Penedensis) is a diocese located in the city of Penedo in the Ecclesiastical province of Maceió in Brazil.

Contents

History

  • April 3, 1916: Established as Diocese of Penedo from the Diocese of Alagôas

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Penedo (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Valério Breda, S.D.B. (1997.07.30 – present)
  • Bishop Constantino José Lüers, O.F.M. (1976.03.24 – 1994.01.26)
  • Bishop José Terceiro de Sousa (1957.11.09 – 1976.03.24)
  • Bishop Felix César da Cunha Vasconcellos, O.F.M. (later Archbishop) (1949.03.30 – 1957.04.03)
  • Bishop Fernando Gomes dos Santos (later Archbishop) (1943.01.09 – 1949.02.01)
  • Bishop Jonas de Araújo Batinga (1918.01.28 – 1940.07.30)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Penedo Wikipedia
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