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Suffragan diocese Paulo Afonso, Brazil

Diocese of Paulo Afonso

Paulalfonsanen(sis)

The Diocese of Paulo Afonso is a Latin Rite diocese in Bahia, Brazil, erected in 1971 from the Diocese of Bonfim. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Feira de Santana and is led by Bishop Guido Zendron.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima in Paulo Afonso, in Paulo Afonso, Brazil.

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Established
1971
Catholics
319,000
Priests
46
Territory
36,913 km²

Parishes and churches

23 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
Guido Zendron
Born
7 March 1954
Birthplace
Lisignago

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima in Paulo Afonso stands in Paulo Afonso, 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 Paulo Afonso gives its name and seat to this diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Paulalfonsanensis), a member of the ecclesiastical province of Feira de Santana.