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Suffragan diocese Penedo, Brazil

Diocese of Penedo

Peneden(sis)

The Diocese of Penedo in Alagoas was established on April 3, 1916, separated from the Archdiocese of Maceio. Its current ordinary is Bishop Valdemir Ferreira dos Santos, transferred from the Diocese of Amargosa.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Catedral Nossa Senhora das Vitorias do Santo Rosario, in Penedo, Brazil.

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Established
1916
Catholics
689,177
Priests
72
Territory
8,298 km²

Parishes and churches

38 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
Valdemir Ferreira dos Santos
Born
30 March 1960
Birthplace
Itajaí de Nova Canaã

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The cathedral

Catedral Nossa Senhora das Vitorias do Santo Rosario stands in Penedo, 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

Seated in the city of Penedo, this Brazilian diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Penedensis) belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Maceió.