Roman Catholic Diocese of Petrolina
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Petrolina is a diocese
located in the city of Petrolina
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 Petrolina
Petrolina
Petrolina is a city located in the southernmost point of the state of Pernambuco, in Brazil. The population was 281.851 in 2009 in a total area of 4756.8 km²....
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
- November 30, 1923: Established as Diocese of Petrolina 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 Petrolina (Roman rite)- Bishop Manoel dos Reis de Farias (2011.07.27 - present)
- Bishop Paulo Cardoso da Silva, O. Carm. (1984.11.30 – 2011.07.27)
- Bishop Gerardo de Andrade Ponte (1975.02.06 – 1983.12.05)
- Bishop Antônio Campelo de Aragão, S.D.B. (1956.12.18 – 1975.02.06)
- Bishop Avelar Brandão VilelaAvelar Brandão VilelaAvelar Brandão Vilela was a Brazilian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia from 1971 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1973.-Biography:...
(later Cardinal) (1946.06.13 – 1955.11.05) - Bishop Idílio José Soares (1932.09.16 – 1943.06.12)
- Bishop Antônio Malan, S.D.B. (1924.01.03 – 1931.10.28)