Suffragan diocese Patos, Brazil
Diocese of Patos
Patosen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Patos is a Latin Rite diocese in Paraiba, Brazil, erected in 1959 from the dioceses of Cajazeiras and Campina Grande. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Paraiba and is led by Bishop Eraldo Bispo da Silva.
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- Established
- 1959
- Catholics
- 337,600
- Priests
- 54
- Territory
- 11,000 km²
Parishes and churches
33 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
- Eraldo Bispo da Silva
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The cathedral
Catedral Nossa Senhora da Guia stands in Patos, 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
Within the ecclesiastical province of Paraíba in Brazil, this diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Patosensis) has its seat in the city of Patos.