Diocese of Cajazeiras Dioecesis Caiazeirasensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Paraíba |
Statistics | |
Area | 13,934 km2 (5,380 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 533,909 507,278 (95.0%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 6 February 1914 (110 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora da Piedade |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Francisco de Sales Alencar Batista, O. Carm. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz, O.F.M. Cap. |
Bishops emeritus | José Gonzalez Alonso |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cajazeiras ( Latin: Dioecesis Caiazeirasensis) is a diocese located in the city of Cajazeiras in the ecclesiastical province of Paraíba in Brazil.
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