Diocese of Patos, Brazil

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Patos / Patosen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Paraíba

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Nossa Senhora da Guia (September 24)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: August 7 (2009)

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1959.01.17: Established as Diocese of Patos / Patosen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Cajazeiras and Diocese of Campina Grande and became suffragan of Paraíba)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2012.11.07 – ...):

Bishop Eraldo Bispo da Silva (58)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Patos (Roman Rite)

Bishop Eraldo Bispo da Silva (58)
(2012.11.07 – ...)

Bishop of Patos (Brazil)

Pasce oves meas

Born:	1966.08.13 (Monteiro, PB, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1993.04.24
Consecrated Bishop:	2012.12.27

Priest of Barreiras (Brazil) (1993.04.24 – 2012.11.07)

Bishop of Patos (Brazil) (2012.11.07 – ...)

Bishop Manoel dos Reis de Farias (78)
(2001.08.08 – 2011.07.27)

Bishop emeritus of Petrolina (Brazil)

Servir na Unidade

Born:	1946.04.23 (Orobó, PE, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1983.01.06
Consecrated Bishop:	2001.11.10

Priest of Nazaré (Brazil) (1983.01.06 – 2001.08.08)

Bishop of Patos (Brazil) (2001.08.08 – 2011.07.27)

Bishop of Petrolina (Brazil) (2011.07.27 – 2017.07.12)

Bishop Gerardo de Andrade Ponte
(1983.12.05 – 2001.08.08)

Omnia propter evangelium

Born:	1924.12.01 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1948.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1975.08.17
Died:	2006.05.24 († 81)

Bishop of Petrolina (Brazil) (1975.02.06 – 1983.12.05)

Bishop of Patos (Brazil) (1983.12.05 – 2001.08.08)

Bishop Expedito Eduardo de Oliveira
(1959.02.25 – 1983.05.08)

Born:	1910.01.08 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1933.11.30
Consecrated Bishop:	1953.12.13
Died:	1983.05.08 († 73)

Titular Bishop of Barca (1953.10.01 – 1959.02.25)

Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza (Brazil) (1953.10.01 – 1959.02.25)

Bishop of Patos (Brazil) (1959.02.25 – 1983.05.08)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral Nossa Senhora da Guia, Patos, Paraíba

Churches by City (33)

Afogados da Ingazeira (↙), Cajazeiras (←), Caicó (↑), Campina Grande (→)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 11,000 km²

Population: 402,000 Catholics (91.0% of 442,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 78 parishes, 1,900 missions

Personnel: 54 priests (50 diocesan, 4 religious), 16 deacons, 46 religious (23 brothers, 23 sisters), 24 seminarians