Diocese of

Palmares

Brazil Brazil

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Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Palmares / Palmopolitan(us) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Olinda e Recife

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Sagrado Coração de Jesus

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2021.06.09 – ...):Bishop Fernando Barbosa dos Santos, C.M. (57)Bishop Fernando Barbosa dos Santos, C.M. (57)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Palmares (Roman Rite)

Bishop Fernando Barbosa dos Santos, C.M. (57)Bishop Fernando Barbosa dos Santos, C.M. (57)
(2021.06.09 – ...)

Bishop of Palmares (Brazil)

Servo de Cristo para missão

Born:1967.03.05 (Sertânia, PE, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1996.01.20
Consecrated Bishop:2014.08.28

Bishop-Prelate of Tefé (Brazil) (2014.05.14 – 2021.06.09)

Bishop of Palmares (Brazil) (2021.06.09 – ...)

Bishop Henrique Soares da Costa
(2014.03.19 – 2020.07.18)

In Christo pascere

Born:1963.03.11 (Penedo, AL, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1991.08.15
Consecrated Bishop:2009.06.19
Died:2020.07.18 (Recife, PE, Brazil † 57)

Priest of Maceió (Brazil) (1991.08.15 – 2009.04.01)

Titular Bishop of Acufida (2009.04.01 – 2014.03.19)

Auxiliary Bishop of Aracaju (Brazil) (2009.04.01 – 2014.03.19)

Bishop of Palmares (Brazil) (2014.03.19 – 2020.07.18)

Died of COVID-19.

Bishop Genival Saraiva de França (86)Bishop Genival Saraiva de França (86)
(2000.07.12 – 2014.03.19)

Bishop emeritus of Palmares (Brazil)

Pro Hominibus Constituitur

Born:1938.04.03 (Alcantil, PB, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1965.01.01
Consecrated Bishop:2000.09.23

Priest of Campina Grande (Brazil) (1965.01.01 – 2000.07.12)

Bishop of Palmares (Brazil) (2000.07.12 – 2014.03.19)

Apostolic Administrator of Paraíba (Brazil) (2016.07.06 – 2017.03.08)

Bishop Acácio Rodrigues Alves
(1962.07.11 – 2000.07.12)

Unum in Christo

Born:1925.04.09 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1949.03.12
Consecrated Bishop:1962.09.16
Died:2010.08.24 († 85)

Bishop of Palmares (Brazil) (1962.07.11 – 2000.07.12)

Former Prelates

Special Churches

Churches by City (25)

Garanhuns (←), Caruaru (↖), Olinda e Recife (↗), Maceió (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 3,797 km²

Population: 261,224 Catholics (54.8% of 476,465 total)

Pastoral Centres: 25 parishes

Personnel: 34 priests (diocesan), 6 deacons, 68 religious (68 sisters), 19 seminarians

Population

Pastoral Centres

Priests

Deacons

Religious

Seminarians

Last updated on 2024.10.13

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