Roman Catholic Diocese of Paulo Afonso
Catholic ecclesiastical territory
Diocese of Paulo Afonso Dioecesis Paulalfonsanensis Diocese de Paulo Afonso | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Feira de Santana |
Metropolitan | Feira de Santana |
Statistics | |
Area | 36,913 km2 (14,252 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 601,215 488,698 (81.3%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 14 September 1971 (52 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima in Paulo Afonso |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Guido Zendron |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Zanoni Demettino Castro |
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.
History
- September 14, 1971: Established as Diocese of Paulo Afonso from the Diocese of Bonfim
Leadership
- Bishops of Paulo Afonso (Roman rite)
- Bishop Jackson Berenguer Prado (1971.10.08 – 1983.08.17)
- Bishop Aloysio José Leal Penna, S.J. (1984.05.21 – 1987.10.30), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Bauru, São Paulo; future Archbishop
- Bishop Mário Zanetta (1988.06.15 – 1998.11.13)
- Bishop Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Ist. del Prado (2000.03.22 – 2007.02.28), appointed Bishop of Santarém, Para
- Bishop Guido Zendron (2008.03.12 – present)
References
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website (Portuguese)
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