Roman Catholic Diocese of Pesqueira
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pesqueira is a diocese
located in the city of Pesqueira 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 Pesqueira 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
- December 5, 1910: Established as Diocese of FlorestaFloresta, PernambucoFloresta is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. Situated at latitude 08º36'04" South and at longitude 38º34'07" West, being to an altitude of 316 metres...
from the Diocese of Olinda - August 2, 1918: Renamed as 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 Pesqueira (Roman rite)- Bishop Francesco Biasin (2003.07.23 – 2011.06.08, appointed Bishop of Barra do Piraí–Volta Redonda)
- Bishop Bernardino Marchió (1993.05.26 – 2002.11.06)
- Bishop Manuel Palmeira da Rocha (1980.03.14 – 1993.05.26)
- Bishop Severino Mariano de Aguiar (1956.12.03 – 1980.03.14)
- Bishop Adelmo Cavalcante Machado (later Archbishop) (1948.04.03 – 1955.06.24)
- Bishop Adalberto Accioli Sobral (later Archbishop) (1934.01.13 – 1947.01.18)
- Bishop José Antônio de Oliveira Lopes (1918.08.02 – 1932.11.24)
- Bishops of Floresta (Roman Rite)
- Bishop José Antônio de Oliveira Lopes (1915.06.26 – 1918.08.02)
- Bishop Augusto Álvaro da Silva (later CardinalCardinal (Catholicism)A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
) (1911.05.12 – 1915.06.25)