Roman Catholic Diocese of Paulo Afonso
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Paulo Afonso
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Paulo Afonso
latin= Dioecesis Paulalfonsanensis
country= Brazil| metropolitan=Feira de Santana
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Nossa Senhora de Fátima
cocathedral =
area= 36,913
population= 601,215
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 488,698
catholics_percent= 81.3
bishop= Guido Zendron
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Paulo Afonso {Latin: " Paulalfonsanen(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Paulo Afonso in the Ecclesiastical province of Feira de Santana in Brazil.
History
* September 14, 1971: Established as Diocese of Paulo Afonso from the Diocese of Bonfim
Leadership
* Bishops of Paulo Afonso (Roman rite)
** Bishop Guido Zendron (2008.03.12 – present)
** Bishop Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Ist. del Prado (2000.03.22 – 2007.02.28)
** Bishop Mário Zanetta (1988.06.15 – 1998.11.13)
** Bishop Aloysio José Leal Penna, S.J. (later Archbishop) (1984.05.21 – 1987.10.30)
** Bishop Jackson Berenguer Prado (1971.10.08 – 1983.08.17)
References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/paul0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dpaaf.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://www.diocese-pafonso.hpg.com.br/ Diocese website (Portuguese)]
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