Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarabira
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarabira
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Guarabira
latin= Dioecesis Guarabirensis
country= Brazil| metropolitan=Paraíba
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Nossa Senhora da Luz
cocathedral =
area= 4,553
population= 414,000
population_as_of= 2006
catholics= 352,000
catholics_percent= 85.0
bishop= Francisco de Assis Dantas de Lucena
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarabira {Latin: " Guarabiren(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Guarabira in the Ecclesiastical province of Paraíba in Brazil.
History
* October 11, 1980: Established as Diocese of Guarabira from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paraíba
Leadership
* Bishops of Guarabira (Roman rite)
** Bishop Francisco de Assis Dantas de Lucena (2008.05.28 – present)
** Bishop Antônio Muniz Fernandes, O.C. (later Archbishop) (1998.02.04 – 2006.11.22)
** Bishop Marcelo Pinto Carvalheria (later Archbishop) (1981.11.09 – 1995.11.29)
References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/guar0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dguab.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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