Roman Catholic Diocese of Afogados da Ingazeira
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Afogados da Ingazeira is a diocese
located in the city of Afogados da Ingazeira
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Olinda e Recife
in Brazil.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Afogados da Ingazeira
Afogados da Ingazeira
Afogados da Ingazeira is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco. The population in 2009, according with IBGE was 35.528 and the total area is 377.86 km². In 2000, Afogados da Ingazeira had the second highest Human Development Index in the Alto do Pajeú sertão region of...
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Olinda e Recife
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife is an archdiocese located in the cities of Olinda and Recife in Brazil.-History:* 1614: Established as Territorial Prelature of Pernambuco from the Diocese of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos...
in Brazil.
History
- July 2, 1956: Established as Diocese of Afogados da Ingazeira from the Diocese of Pesqueira
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Afogados da Ingazeira (Latin Rite)- João José da Mota e Albuquerque (1957.01.04 – 1961.02.28)
- Francisco Austregésilo de Mesquita Filho (1961.05.25 – 2001.06.13)
- Luis Gonzaga Silva Pepeu, O.F.M. Cap. (2001.06.13 – present)