Roman Catholic Diocese of Garanhuns
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Garanhuns is a diocese
located in the city of Garanhuns
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 Garanhuns
Garanhuns
Garanhuns is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. Located in the Borborema Plateau, the town is known as the "Suíça Pernambucana" due to its pleasant weather during summer and low temperatures during winter, something rather unusual for the region...
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
- August 2, 1918: Established as Diocese of Garanhuns from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife
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 Garanhuns (Roman rite)- Bishop Fernando José Monteiro Guimarães, C.Ss.R. (2008.03.12 – present)
- Bishop Irineu Roque Scherer (1998.04.15 – 2007.05.30)
- Bishop Tiago Postma (1974.06.20 – 1995.03.15)
- Bishop Milton Corrêa Pereira (later Archbishop) (1967.08.04 – 1973.04.25)
- Bishop José Adelino Dantas (1958.05.03 – 1967.02.20)
- 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 (later Archbishop) (1938.05.26 – 1944.09.10)
- Bishop Manoel Antônio de Paiva (1929.04.02 – 1937.05.19)
- Bishop João Tavares de Moura (1919.07.03 – 1928.07.20)