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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarabira (Template:Lang-la) is a diocese located in the city of Guarabira in the Ecclesiastical province of Paraíba in Brazil.
Diocese of Guarabira Dioecesis Guarabirensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Paraíba |
Statistics | |
Area | 4,553 km2 (1,758 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 414,000 352,000 (85.0%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 11 October 1980 (Error: Need valid year, month, day years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora da Luz |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Monsenhor José Nicodemos(temporarily) |
Website | |
diocesedeguarabira.blogspot.com.br |
History
- 11 October 1980: Established as Diocese of Guarabira from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paraíba
Leadership
- Bishops of Guarabira (Roman rite)
- Bishop Francisco de Assis Dantas de Lucena (28 May 2008 – present)
- Bishop Antônio Muniz Fernandes, O.Carm. (later Archbishop) (4 February 1998 – 22 November 2006)
- Bishop Marcelo Pinto Carvalheria (later Archbishop) (9 November 1981 – 29 November 1995)
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