The Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios ( la, Dioecesis Palmiriensis Indorum) is a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
located in the city of
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 in the interior of Alagoas. The Brazilian writer Graciliano Ramos was its mayor in 1927. ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction
Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United State ...
of
Maceió
Maceió (), formerly sometimes Anglicised as Maceio, is the capital and the largest city of the coastal state of Alagoas, Brazil. The name "Maceió" is an Indigenous term for a spring. Most maceiós flow to the sea, but some get trapped and form la ...
in Brazil.
History
* February 10, 1962: Established as Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Maceió and
Diocese of Penedo
Bishops
*
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
s of Palmeira dos Índios (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
** Bishop
Manoel de Oliveira Soares Filho (2018.12.19 - present)
** Bishop Dulcênio Fontes de Matos (2006.07.12 – 2017.10.11), appointed Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba
** Bishop
Fernando Iório Rodrigues (1985.03.01 – 2006.07.12)
** Bishop
Epaminondas José de Araújo Epaminondas José de Araújo (March 19, 1922 – June 9, 2010) was the Catholic bishop of the 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 o ...
(1978.06.05 – 1984.11.28)
** Bishop
Otávio Barbosa Aguiar (1962.07.04 – 1978.03.29)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
*
Hélio Pereira dos Santos Hélio is a Portuguese given name:
* Hélio (footballer), Brazil-born Hong Kong footballer Hélio José de Souza Gonçalves (born 1986)
* Helio Alves
* Helio André
* Helio Batista (footballer, born 1973)
* Hélio Batista (footballer, born 1990 ...
, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia in 2016
References
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Christian organizations established in 1962
Palmeira dos Indios, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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