Diocese of Floresta, Brazil

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Floresta / Floresten(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Olinda e Recife

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Patron Saint: Senhor Bom Jesus dos Aflitos (January 1)

1910.12.05: Established as Diocese of Floresta / Floresten(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Olinda and became suffragan of Olinda)
1918.08.02: Suppressed (to establish Diocese of Pesqueira)
1964.02.15: Restored as Diocese of Floresta / Floresten(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Pesqueira and Diocese of Petrolina and became suffragan of Olinda e Recife)
2010.06.16: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Salgueiro

Bishop (2013.02.21 – ...):

Bishop Gabriele Marchesi (71)

Bishops of Floresta (Roman Rite)

Bishop Gabriele Marchesi (71)
(2013.02.21 – ...)

Bishop of Floresta (Brazil)

Priest of Fiesole (Italy) (1978.07.06 – 2013.02.21)

Bishop of Floresta (Brazil) (2013.02.21 – ...)

Bishop Adriano Ciocca Vasino (75)
(1999.03.03 – 2012.03.21)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of São Félix (Brazil)

Priest of Novara (Italy) (1974.09.08 – 1999.03.03)

Bishop of Floresta (Brazil) (1999.03.03 – 2012.03.21)

Bishop-Prelate of São Félix (Brazil) (2012.03.21 – 2024.03.13)

Bishop of Floresta (Brazil) (1989.06.17 – 1997.08.27)

Bishop of Itabuna (Brazil) (1997.08.27 – 2017.02.01)

Bishop Francisco Xavier Nierhoff, M.S.F.
(1964.08.04 – 1988.12.12)

Bishop of Floresta (Brazil) (1964.08.04 – 1988.12.12)

Bishop of Floresta (Brazil) (1915.06.26 – 1918.08.02)

Bishop of Pesqueira (Brazil) (1918.08.02 – 1932.11.24)

Bishop Augusto Álvaro da Silva (later Cardinal)
(1911.05.12 – 1915.06.25)

Born:	1876.04.08 (Recife, PE, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1899.03.05
Consecrated Bishop:	1911.10.22
Created Cardinal:	1953.01.12
Died:	1968.08.14 (São Salvador da Bahia, BA, Brazil † 92)