Roman Catholic Diocese of Petrolina
Diocese of Petrolina Dioecesis Petrolinensis | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ the King | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Olinda e Recife |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 31,065 km2 (11,994 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 650,000 585,000 (90.0%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 30 November 1923 (100 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral SS. Coração de Jesus-Cristo Rei |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Manoel dos Reis de Farias |
| Bishops emeritus | Paulo Cardoso da Silva, O. Carm. |
| Website | |
| www.diocesedepetrolina.org.br | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Petrolina (Template:Lang-la) is a suffragan diocese in the Latin rite Ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife in southernmost Brazil.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral Sagrado Coração de Jesus e Cristo Rei, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Christ the King, in the city of Petrolina in the state of Pernambuco.
History
- Established on 30 November 1923 as Diocese of Petrolina, on territory split off from the Diocese of Pesqueira (now in the same province)
- Lost territories on 1964.02.15, to establish the Diocese of Floresta, and on 2010.06.16 to establish the Diocese of Salgueiro (both in the same province).
Statistics
As per 2015, it pastorally served 350,500 Catholics (83.0% of 422,100 total population) on 16,260 km² in 23 parishes and 2 missions with 25 priests (22 diocesan, 3 religious), 28 lay religious (3 brothers, 25 sisters) and 18 seminarians.
Episcopal Ordinaries
(all Roman rite, some belonging to Catholic orders)
- Suffragan Bishops of Petrolina
- Antônio Malan, Salesians (S.D.B.) (born Italy, the only foreign incumbent) (1924.01.03 – death 1931.10.28); previously Titular Bishop of Amisus (1914.05.25 – 1924.01.03) as Bishop-Prelate of Territorial Prelature of Registro do Araguaia (Brazil) (1914.05.25 – 1924.01.03)
- Idílio José Soares (1932.09.16 – 1943.06.12): next Bishop of Santos (Brazil) (1943.06.12 – 1966.11.21), retired as Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Numidia (1966.11.21 – death 1969.12.10)
- Avelar Brandão Vilela (1946.06.13 – 1955.11.05); later Metropolitan Archbishop of Teresina (Brazil) (1955.11.05 – 1971.03.25), Vice-President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (1964 – 1968), Second Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council (1965 – 1966), President of Latin American Episcopal Council (1966 – 1972), Vice-President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (1971 – 1974), Metropolitan Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil) (1971.03.25 – death 1986.12.19), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Bonifacio ed Alessio (1973.03.05 – 1986.12.19)
- Antônio Campelo de Aragão, S.D.B. (1956.12.18 – retired 1975.02.06), died 1988; previously Titular Bishop of Sesta (1950.06.15 – 1956.12.18) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Cuiaba (Brazil) (1950.06.15 – 1956.12.18)
- Gerardo de Andrade Ponte (1975.02.06 – 1983.12.05): next Bishop of Patos (Brazil) (1983.12.05 – retired 2001.08.08), died 2006
- Paulo Cardoso da Silva, Carmelite Order (O. Carm.) (1984.11.30 – retired 2011.07.27)
- Manoel dos Reis de Farias (2011.07.27 - retired 2017.07.12), previously Bishop of Patos (2001.08.08 – 2011.07.27)
- Francisco Canindé Palhano (2018.01.03 – ...), previously Bishop of Bonfim (Brazil) (2006.07.26 – 2018.01.03).
See also
Sources and references
- GCatholic.org, with Google map; data for all sections
- Catholic Hierarchy
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