Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarabira
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarabira is a diocese
located in the city of Guarabira
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Paraíba
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 Guarabira
Guarabira
Guarabira is a city in Paraíba, Brazil. It is located at around . It was founded in 1837. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarabira....
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 Paraíba
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paraíba
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paraíba is an archdiocese located in the city of João Pessoa in Brazil.-History:* April 27, 1892: Established as Diocese of Paraíba from the Diocese of Olinda...
in Brazil.
History
- October 11, 1980: Established as Diocese of Guarabira from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paraíba
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 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)