Diocese of Garanhuns Dioecesis Garanhunensis | |
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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. |
Map | |
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.
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