Diocese of Carolina

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The Diocese of Carolina is a Latin Church suffragan diocese in Maranhao state, northeastern Brazil. It was erected as a territorial prelature in 1958 and promoted to a diocese in 1979, with a cathedral dedicated to Saint Peter of Alcantara.

Bishop
Most Rev. Francisco Lima Soares
Latin name
Carolinen(sis) in Brasilia
Erected
14 January 1958 (origins 1979)
Cathedral
Catedral São Pedro de Alcântara
Patron
Saint Peter of Alcantara
Rank
Suffragan Diocese
Rite
Latin
Province
São Luís do Maranhão (Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão)
Catholics
158,100
Chancery
Cúria Diocesana, C.P. 15, Av. Getúlio Vargas 23, Centro, 65980-000 Carolina, MA, Brasil
Telephone
Tel. [099]98525-2380

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

Sources: official site + Wikipedia · Annuario code 001001060 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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