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Suffragan diocese Garanhuns, Brazil

Diocese of Garanhuns

Garanhunen(sis)

The Diocese of Garanhuns is a Latin Church diocese in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife. It was established in 1918 from the Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of Saint Anthony, in Garanhuns, Brazil.

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Established
1918
Catholics
551,000
Priests
61
Territory
8,734 km²

Parishes and churches

39 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
Agnaldo Temóteo da Silveira

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Saint Anthony stands in Garanhuns, 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 Brazilian city of Garanhuns is home to this diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Garanhunensis), part of the ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife.