Roman Catholic Diocese of Campina Grande
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Campina Grande is a diocese
located in the city of Campina Grande
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Paraíba
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 Campina Grande
Campina Grande
Campina Grande is the second most populous Brazilian city in the State of Paraíba after João Pessoa, the capital. It is considered to be the most important city of the Northeastern Brazilian subregion called agreste. It is considered one of the main industrial, technological and educational...
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 Paraíba
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paraíba
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paraíba is an archdiocese located in the city of João Pessoa in Brazil.-History:* April 27, 1892: Established as Diocese of Paraíba from the Diocese of Olinda...
in Brazil.
History
- May 14, 1949: Established as Diocese of Campina Grande from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paraíba
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 Campina Grande (Roman rite)- Bishop Jaime Vieira Rocha (2005.02.16 – present)
- Bishop Matias Patrício de Macêdo (later Archbishop) (2001.08.29 – 2003.11.26)
- Bishop Luís Gonzaga Fernandes (1981.07.09 – 2001.08.29)
- Bishop Manuel Pereira da Costa (1962.08.23 – 1981.05.20)
- Bishop Otàvio Barbosa Aguiar (1956.02.24 – 1962.07.04)
- Bishop Anselmo Pietrulla, O.F.M. (1949.06.18 – 1955.05.11)