Suffragan diocese Penedo, Brazil
Diocese of Penedo
Peneden(sis)
Latin Church
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
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- 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.
- São BeneditoCoité do NóiaView parish
- São BrazRoteiroView parish
- São Francisco de AssisPenedoView parish
- São Francisco de BorjaPiaçabuçuView parish
- São Joaquim e Sant’AnaBananeirasView parish
- São JoséArapiracaView parish
- São João BatistaGirau do PoncianoView parish
- São Maximiliano Maria KolbeLagoa da CanoaView parish
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.