The Roman Catholic Diocese of Garanhuns ( la, Dioecesis Garanhunensis) is a

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located in the city of

Garanhuns Garanhuns is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. Located in the Borborema Plateau, the town is known as the "Suíça Pernambucana" (Pernambucan Switzerland) due to its elevation and relatively cool climate. It is also known as "Cidade ...

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

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 c ...

s of Garanhuns (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order ** Bishop Paulo Jackson Nóbrega de Sousa (2015-05.20 - present) ** Bishop Fernando José Monteiro Guimarães, C.Ss.R. (2008.03.12 – 2014.08.06), appointed Bishop of Brazil, Military ** Bishop

Irineu Roque Scherer Irineu Roque Scherer (15 December 1950 – 2 July 2016) was a Roman Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1978. Scherer served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Garanhuns, Brazil, from 1998 to 2007. He then served as bishop o ...

(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 José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

(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

* José Luiz Gomes de Vasconcelos, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza, Ceara

References

GCatholic.org

Diocese website (Portuguese)
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