Roman Catholic Diocese of Patos
Catholic ecclesiastical territory
Diocese of Patos Dioecesis Patosensis | |
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![]() Catedral Nossa Senhora da Guia (2012) | |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Paraíba |
Statistics | |
Area | 11,000 km2 (4,200 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 365,000 337,600 (92.5%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 17 January 1959 (65 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora da Guia |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Eraldo Bispo da Silva |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz, O.F.M. Cap. |
Website | |
www.diocesedepatospb.org.br |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Patos (Latin: Dioecesis Patosensis) is a diocese located in the city of Patos in the ecclesiastical province of Paraíba in Brazil.
History
- January 17, 1959: Established as Diocese of Patos from the Diocese of Cajazeiras and Diocese of Campina Grande
Bishops
- Bishops of Patos (Roman rite)
- Expedito Eduardo de Oliveira † (25 February 1959 - 8 May 1983) Died
- Gerardo de Andrade Ponte † (5 December 1983 - 8 August 2001) Retired
- Manoel dos Reis de Farias (8 August 2001 - 27 July 2011) Appointed, Bishop of Petrolina
- Eraldo Bispo da Silva (7 November 2012 – present)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Paulo Jackson Nóbrega de Sousa, appointed Bishop of Garanhuns, Pernambuco in 2015
References
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