The Roman Catholic Diocese of Salgueiro is a diocese located in the city of Salgueiro in the ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife in Brazil.
Diocese of Salgueiro Dioecesis Salicensis | |
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 Cathedral of St. Anthony | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Olinda e Recife |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 17,931 km2 (6,923 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 439,418[1] 351,534 (80.0%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 16 June 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de Santo Antônio |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Magnus Henrique Lopes, OFMCap |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Fernando Antônio Saburido, OSB |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesedesalgueiro.org.br | |
History
edit- 16 June 2010: Established as Diocese of Salgueiro from the Diocese of Floresta and Diocese of Petrolina
Leadership
edit- Bishops of Salgueiro (Roman rite)
- Bishop Magnus Henrique Lopes, OFMCap (16 June 2010 – present)
References
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