Roman Catholic Diocese of Pesquiera
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pesqueira ( la, Dioecesis Pesqueirensis) is a diocese located in the city of Pesqueira in the Ecclesiastical province 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

* Bishops of Pesqueira (Roman rite), below ** Bishop José Luiz Ferreira Salles,
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(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 (1911.05.12 – 1915.06.25), appointed Bishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia; future Archbishop and
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Coadjutor bishop

* Bernardino Marchió (1991-1993)


See also

* Cimbres Marian apparition, which happened in the diocese in 1936 and 1937.


References


GCatholic.org


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