Diocese of Pinheiro Dioecesis Pinerensis |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | São Luís do Maranhão |
Statistics | |
Area | 14,744 km2 (5,693 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 435,240 348,192 (80.0%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 22 July 1939 (78 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Santo Inácio de Loiola |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Elio Rama, I.M.C. |
Emeritus Bishops | Ricardo Pedro Paglia, M.S.C. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pinheiro (Latin: Dioecesis Pinerensis) is a diocese located in the city of Pinheiro in the Ecclesiastical province of São Luís do Maranhão in Brazil.