Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 13 million people as of 2022, it is the seventh-most populous state of Brazil and with around 98,067.877 km2, it is the 19th-largest in area among federative units of the country. It is also the sixth-most densely populated with around 89 people per km2. Its capital and largest city, Recife, is one of the most important economic and urban hubs in the country. Based on 2019 estimates, the Recife Metropolitan Region is seventh-most populous in the country, and the second-largest in northeastern Brazil. In 2015, the state had 4.4% of the national population and produced 2.8% of the national gross domestic product (GDP).
Olinda is a historic city in Pernambuco, Brazil, in the Northeast Region. It is located on the country's northeastern Atlantic Ocean coast, in the Metropolitan Region of Recife, the state capital. It has a population of 349.976 people, covers 41.681 square kilometres (16.093 sq mi), and has a population density of 9,437 inhabitants per square kilometre (24,440/sq mi). It is noted as one of the best-preserved colonial cities in Brazil and has been inhabited since 1535.
Hélder Pessoa Câmara was a Brazilian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Olinda and Recife from 1964 to 1985 during the military dictatorship in Brazil. He was declared a Servant of God in 2015.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montes Claros is a Latin Rite Metropolitan archdiocese in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
The Archdiocese of Niteroi (Nictheroy) (Latin: Archidioecesis Nictheroyensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the city of Niterói in Rio de Janeiro state, southeast Brazil. It is a metropolitan see.
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olinda and Recife is a Latin metropolitan archdiocese in northeast Brazil's Pernambuco state.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paraíba is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese, named after the city of João Pessoa, which used to be named Paraíba, in southeastern Brazil.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Jequié is a diocese located in the city of Jequié in the ecclesiastical province of Vitória da Conquista in Brazil.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Paracatu is a diocese located in the city of Paracatu in the ecclesiastical province of Montes Claros in Brazil.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mossoró is a diocese located in the city of Mossoró in the ecclesiastical province of Natal in Brazil.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Afogados da Ingazeira is a diocese located in the city of Afogados da Ingazeira in the ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife in Brazil.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caruaru is located in the ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife in Brazil.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Floresta is a diocese located in the city of Floresta in the ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife in Brazil.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Garanhuns is a diocese located in the city of Garanhuns in the ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife in Brazil.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nazaré is located in the city of Nazaré da Mata in the ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife in Brazil.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pesqueira is a diocese located in the city of Pesqueira in the ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife in Brazil.
The Diocese of Petrolina is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Southern Brazil. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Campina Grande is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Paraíba, in northeastern Brazil.
Henrique Soares da Costa was a Brazilian Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Palmares from 2014 until his death in 2020.
Edward Robinson de Barros Cavalcanti was a Brazilian Anglican bishop. He was the conservative bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Recife, in the Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil. He led his diocese to a schism because of the pro-homosexuality policies of the province, who were against the official stance of the Anglican Communion, in 2005. He was expelled the same year and renamed his departing diocese as Anglican Church – Diocese of Recife, who became associated with the Anglican Church of the Southern Cone of America and the Global Anglican Future Conference, and would lead the way to the creation of the Anglican Church in Brazil.
