The Roman Catholic Diocese of Garanhuns () is a

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located in the city of

Garanhuns Garanhuns is a Municipalities of Brazil, Brazilian municipality in the Agreste region of the States of Brazil, state of Pernambuco, located 230 kilometers from the state capital, Recife. It covers an area of km² and belongs to the Caruaru Inter ...

in the

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of Olinda e Recife in Brazil.

History

* August 2, 1918: Established as Diocese of Garanhuns from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife

Bishops

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s of Garanhuns (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order ** Bishop Dom Agnaldo Temóteo da Silveira (06.09.2024 - present) ** Bishop Paulo Jackson Nóbrega de Sousa (20.05.2015- 02.08.2023) ** Bishop Fernando José Monteiro Guimarães, C.Ss.R. (2008.03.12 – 2014.08.06), appointed Bishop of Brazil, Military ** Bishop Irineu Roque Scherer (1998.04.15 – 2007.05.30), appointed Bishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina ** Bishop Tiago Postma (1974.06.20 – 1995.03.15) ** Bishop Milton Corrêa Pereira (1967.08.04 – 1973.04.25), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas ** Bishop José Adelino Dantas (1958.05.03 – 1967.02.20), appointed Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Bahia ** Bishop Francisco Expedito Lopes (1954.08.24 – 1957.07.01) ** Bishop Juvéncio de Brito (1945.12.15 – 1954.01.31) ** Bishop Mário de Miranda Villas-Boas (1938.05.26 – 1944.09.10), appointed Archbishop of Belém do Pará ** Bishop Manoel Antônio de Paiva (1929.04.02 – 1937.05.19) ** Bishop João Tavares de Moura (1919.07.03 – 1928.07.20)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza, Ceara

References

GCatholic.org

Diocese website (Portuguese)
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