Diocese of Floresta

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The Diocese of Floresta is a Latin Church see in Pernambuco, Brazil, established in 1964 from the dioceses of Pesqueira and Petrópolis. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife and led by Bishop Gabriele Marchesi.

Bishop
Most Rev. Gabriele Marchesi
Latin name
Floresten(sis)
Erected
15 February 1964
Cathedral
Cathedral of Bom Jesus dos Aflitos (Catedral Bom Jesus dos Aflitos)
Patron
Bom Jesus dos Aflitos (Good Jesus of the Afflicted)
Rank
Suffragan Diocese
Rite
Latin
Province
Olinda e Recife (Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife)
Catholics
248,690
Chancery
Cúria Diocesana, Praça Antônio Ferraz, Boiadeiro 01, 56400-000 Floresta, PE, Brasil
Telephone
Tel. [087]3877-1149
Email
[email protected]

Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.

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Sources: official site + Wikipedia · Annuario code 001001419 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08

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