Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios is a diocese
located in the city of Palmeira dos Índios
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Maceió
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 Palmeira dos Índios
Palmeira dos Índios
Palmeira dos Índios is a municipality located in the western of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. , it has a population of around 70,000.The city is situated on Alagoas backwood region. Brazilian writer, Graciliano Ramos, was its mayor in 1927. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of...
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 Maceió
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maceió
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maceió is an archdiocese located in the city of Maceió in Brazil.-History:* July 2, 1900: Established as Diocese of Alagôas from the Diocese of Olinda* August 25, 1917: Renamed as Diocese of Maceió...
in Brazil.
History
- February 10, 1962: Established as Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Maceió and Diocese of Penedo
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 Palmeira dos Índios (Roman rite)- Bishop Dulcênio Fontes de Matos (2006.07.12 – present)
- Bishop Fernando Iório RodriguesFernando Iório RodriguesFernando Iório Rodrigues was a Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate and professor, who served as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios, based in Palmeira dos Índios, from March 1, 1985, until July 12, 2006.Rodrigues, who was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1953, died on...
(1985.03.01 – 2006.07.12) - Bishop Epaminondas José de AraújoEpaminondas José de AraújoEpaminondas José de Araújo was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios, Brazil. Ordained a priest on August 12, 1945, de Araújo was appointed bishop on December 14, 1959 and was ordained on March 27, 1960. He served in three different dioceses in Brazil.-Notes:...
(1978.06.05 – 1984.11.28) - Bishop Otàvio Barbosa Aguiar (1962.07.04 – 1978.03.29)