Roman Catholic Diocese of Pesqueira

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Diocese of Pesqueira Dioecesis Pesqueirensis

Catedral Santa Águeda in 2010
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Olinda e Recife
Statistics
Area	10,065 km (3,886 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 410,200 370,200 (90.2%)
Parishes	25
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	December 5, 1910 (114 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Santa Águeda
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	José Luiz Ferreira Salles, C.Ss.R.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pesqueira (Latin: Dioecesis Pesqueirensis) is a diocese located in the city of Pesqueira in the ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife in Brazil.

History

Bishops 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 (1911.05.12 – 1915.06.25), appointed Bishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia; future Archbishop and Cardinal

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