Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios

Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios Dioecesis Palmiriensis Indorum
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Maceió
Statistics
Area	11,027 km2 (4,258 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 559,673 470,000 (84.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	10 February 1962 (62 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nossa Senhora do Amparo
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Manoel de Oliveira Soares Filho

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios (Latin: Dioecesis Palmiriensis Indorum) is a diocese located in the city of Palmeira dos Índios in the Ecclesiastical province of Maceió in Brazil.

History

• February 10, 1962: Established as Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Maceió and Diocese of Penedo

Bishops

• Bishops of Palmeira dos Índios (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop Manoel de Oliveira Soares Filho (2018.12.19 - present)
  • Bishop Dulcênio Fontes de Matos (2006.07.12 – 2017.10.11), appointed Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba
  • Bishop Fernando Iório Rodrigues (1985.03.01 – 2006.07.12)
  • Bishop Epaminondas José de Araújo (1978.06.05 – 1984.11.28)
  • Bishop Otávio Barbosa Aguiar (1962.07.04 – 1978.03.29)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Hélio Pereira dos Santos, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia in 2016

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy