Roman Catholic Diocese of Garanhuns

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Diocese of Garanhuns

Dioecesis Garanhunensis
Igreja Matriz de Santo Antonio - Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brasil.jpg
Catedral Santo Antônio in 2013
Location
CountryFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Ecclesiastical province Olinda e Recife
Statistics
Area8,734 km2 (3,372 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
612,000
551,000 (90.0%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established2 August 1918 (106 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Santo Antônio
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Paulo Jackson Nóbrega de Sousa
Metropolitan Archbishop Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B.
Map
Diocesis Catolicas de Pernambuco (Brasil).jpg
Website
www.diocesegaranhuns.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Garanhuns (Latin : Dioecesis Garanhunensis) is a diocese located in the city of Garanhuns in the ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife in Brazil.

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