Roman Catholic Diocese of Garanhuns

Diocese of Garanhuns Dioecesis Garanhunensis
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Olinda e Recife
Statistics
Area	8,734 km2 (3,372 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 612,000 551,000 (90.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	2 August 1918 (105 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Santo Antônio
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Paulo Jackson Nóbrega de Sousa
Metropolitan Archbishop	Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B.
Website
www.diocesegaranhuns.org

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

History

• August 2, 1918: Established as Diocese of Garanhuns from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife

Bishops

• Bishops of Garanhuns (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop Paulo Jackson Nóbrega de Sousa (2015-05.20 - present)
  • Bishop Fernando José Monteiro Guimarães, C.Ss.R. (2008.03.12 – 2014.08.06), appointed Bishop of Brazil, Military
  • Bishop Irineu Roque Scherer (1998.04.15 – 2007.05.30), appointed Bishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina
  • Bishop Tiago Postma (1974.06.20 – 1995.03.15)
  • Bishop Milton Corrêa Pereira (1967.08.04 – 1973.04.25), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas
  • Bishop José Adelino Dantas (1958.05.03 – 1967.02.20), appointed Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Bahia
  • Bishop Francisco Expedito Lopes (1954.08.24 – 1957.07.01)
  • Bishop Juvéncio de Brito (1945.12.15 – 1954.01.31)
  • Bishop Mário de Miranda Villas-Boas (1938.05.26 – 1944.09.10), appointed Archbishop of Belém do Pará
  • Bishop Manoel Antônio de Paiva (1929.04.02 – 1937.05.19)
  • Bishop João Tavares de Moura (1919.07.03 – 1928.07.20)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• José Luiz Gomes de Vasconcelos, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza, Ceara

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese)