Diocese of Pesqueira Dioecesis Pesqueirensis |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Olinda e Recife |
Statistics | |
Area | 10,065 km2 (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 (107 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Santa Águeda |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | José Luiz Ferreira Salles, C.Ss.R. |
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.