Roman Catholic Diocese of Pesqueira

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Diocese of Pesqueira

Dioecesis Pesqueirensis
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical province Olinda e Recife
Statistics
Area10,065 km2 (3,886 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
410,200
370,200 (90.2%)
Parishes25
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
EstablishedDecember 5, 1910 (110 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Santa Águeda
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop José Luiz Ferreira Salles, C.Ss.R.
Metropolitan Archbishop Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pesqueira (Latin : Dioecesis Pesqueirensis) is a diocese located in the city of Pesqueira in the Ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife in Brazil.

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History

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

Coadjutor bishop

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