Roman Catholic Diocese of Penedo
Catholic ecclesiastical territory
Diocese of Penedo Dioecesis Penedensis | |
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Catedral Nossa Senhora do Rosário in 2018 | |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Maceió |
Statistics | |
Area | 8.298 km2 (3.204 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 832,365 774,100 (93%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 3 April 1916 (108 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora do Rosário |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Valdemir Ferreira dos Santos |
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.
History
- April 3, 1916: Established as Diocese of Penedo from the Diocese of Alagôas
Bishops
- Bishops of Penedo (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Valdemir Ferreira dos Santos (2021.08.18 – ...)
- Bishop Valério Breda, S.D.B. (1997.07.30 – 2020.06.16)
- 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. (1949.03.30 – 1957.04.03), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina
- Bishop Fernando Gomes dos Santos (1943.01.09 – 1949.02.01), appointed Bishop of Aracajú; future Archbishop
- Bishop Jonas de Araújo Batinga (1918.01.28 – 1940.07.30)
References
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