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Suffragan diocese Floresta, Brazil

Diocese of Floresta

Floresten(sis)

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.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of Bom Jesus dos Aflitos, in Floresta, Brazil.

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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.

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.