The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pesqueira ( la, Dioecesis Pesqueirensis) is a
diocese
In 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 provinces were administratively associ ...
located in the city of
Pesqueira in the
Ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of sev ...
of
Olinda e Recife in Brazil.
History
* December 5, 1910: Established as Diocese of
Floresta from the Diocese of Olinda
* August 2, 1918: Renamed as Diocese of Pesqueira
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
*
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 ...
s of Pesqueira (Roman rite), below
** Bishop
José Luiz Ferreira Salles,
C.Ss.R. (since 2012.02.15)
** Bishop
Francesco Biasin (2003.07.23 – 2011.06.08), appointed Bishop of
Barra do Piraí–Volta Redonda)
** Bishop
Bernardino Marchió (1993.05.26 – 2002.11.06), appointed Bishop of Caruaru, Pernambuco
** Bishop
Manuel Palmeira da Rocha (1980.03.14 – 1993.05.26)
** Bishop
Severino Mariano de Aguiar (1956.12.03 – 1980.03.14)
** Bishop
Adelmo Cavalcante Machado (1948.04.03 – 1955.06.24), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas
** Bishop
Adalberto Accioli Sobral (1934.01.13 – 1947.01.18), appointed Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão
** Bishop
José Antônio de Oliveira Lopes (1918.08.02 – 1932.11.24)
* Bishops of Floresta (Roman Rite), below
** Bishop
José Antônio de Oliveira Lopes (1915.06.26 – 1918.08.02)
** Bishop
Augusto Álvaro da Silva
Augusto Álvaro da Silva (April 8, 1876 – August 14, 1968) was a Brazilian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia from 1924 until his death in 1968, and was elevated to the cardinalate in ...
(1911.05.12 – 1915.06.25), appointed Bishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia; future Archbishop and
Cardinal
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Animals
* Cardinal (bird) or Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds
**'' Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae
**'' Cardinalis cardinalis'', or northern cardinal, t ...
Coadjutor bishop
*
Bernardino Marchió (1991-1993)
See also
*
Cimbres Marian apparition
Cimbres Marian apparition is a series of visions of the Virgin Mary that occurred in 1936 and 1937 in Northeastern Brazil, in the Pernambuco state municipality of Pesqueira, district of Cimbres.
Context
According to what is believed, the Virg ...
, which happened in the diocese in 1936 and 1937.
References
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Christian organizations established in 1910
Pesqueira, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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