Suffragan diocese Floresta, Brazil
Diocese of Floresta
Floresten(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Floresta is a Latin Church see in Pernambuco, Brazil, established in 1964 from the dioceses of Pesqueira and Petrópolis. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife and led by Bishop Gabriele Marchesi.
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- Established
- 1964
- Catholics
- 248,690
- Priests
- 17
- Territory
- 18,210 km²
Parishes and churches
11 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Bom Jesus dos AflitosFloresta · CathedralView parish
- Nossa Senhora AparecidaJatobáView parish
- Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoInajáView parish
- Nossa Senhora da SaúdeTacaratuView parish
- Nossa Senhora do ÓItacurubaView parish
- Sagrada Família na FugaCarnaubeira da PenhaView parish
- Santo AntônioBelém de São FranciscoView parish
- São Francisco de AssisFlorestaView parish
- São Francisco de AssisPetrolândiaView parish
- São JoséCustódiaView parish
- São LázaroBetâniaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Gabriele Marchesi
- Born
- 16 September 1953
- Birthplace
- Incisa Valdarno
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Bom Jesus dos Aflitos stands in Floresta, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
The city of Floresta gives its name to this Brazilian diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Florestensis), a member of the ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife.