Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Palmares / Palmopolitan(us) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Olinda e Recife
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Patron Saint: Sagrado Coração de Jesus
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Bishop (2021.06.09 – ...): | Bishop Fernando Barbosa dos Santos, C.M. (57) |
Bishops of Palmares (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Fernando Barbosa dos Santos, C.M. (57) Bishop of Palmares (Brazil)
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Bishop Henrique Soares da Costa
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Bishop Genival Saraiva de França (86) Bishop emeritus of Palmares (Brazil)
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Bishop Acácio Rodrigues Alves
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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
Last updated on 2024.10.13
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