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Diocese of Caruaru
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The Diocese of Caruaru is a Latin Church suffragan diocese in Pernambuco state, northeastern Brazil, established in 1948 from the Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife. Its cathedral is dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows.
- Bishop
- Most Rev. José Ruy Gonçalves Lopes, O.F.M. Cap.
- Latin name
- Caruaruen(sis)
- Erected
- 7 August 1948
- Cathedral
- Catedral Nossa Senhora das Dores
- Patron
- Our Lady of Sorrows
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Olinda e Recife (Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife)
- Catholics
- 610,281
- Chancery
- Rua Silveira Martins 367, Petrópolis, 55030-310 Caruaru, PE, Brasil
- Telephone
- Tel. [081]3046-5061
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Palmares 61 km
- Diocese of Garanhuns 87 km
- Diocese of Pesqueira 94 km
- Diocese of Nazaré 103 km
- Diocese of Campina Grande 120 km
- Diocese of Olinda e Recife 122 km
Parishes near the see
- Coração Eucarístico · Caruaru 1 km
- Natividade do Senhor · Caruaru 1 km
- Nossa Senhora Aparecida · Caruaru 1 km
- Nossa Senhora das Dores · Caruaru 1 km
- Nossa Senhora de Fátima · Caruaru 1 km
- Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe · Caruaru 1 km
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Sources: official site + Wikipedia · Annuario code 001001068 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08