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Diocese of Petrolina
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The Diocese of Petrolina in Pernambuco was erected on November 30, 1923, separated from the Diocese of Pesqueira. Bishop Antonio Carlos Cruz Santos, a Missionary of the Sacred Heart, was appointed in April 2024 and installed on June 29, 2024.
- Bishop
- Antônio Carlos Cruz Santos
- Latin name
- Petrolinen(sis)
- Erected
- 30 November 1923
- Cathedral
- Catedral do Sagrado Coracao de Jesus e Cristo Rei
- Patron
- Sacred Heart of Jesus
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Olinda e Recife (Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife)
- Chancery
- Cúria Diocesana, Praça Dom Antônio Malan 99, 56302-330 Petrolina, PE, Brasil
- Telephone
- Tel. [087]3861-2874; fax 3861-5929
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Juazeiro 1 km
- Diocese of Bonfim 173 km
- Diocese of Salgueiro 211 km
- Diocese of Floresta 229 km
- São Raimundo Nonato 244 km
- Diocese of Paulo Afonso 250 km
Parishes near the see
- Nossa Senhora Aparecida · Petrolina <1 km
- Nossa Senhora das Dores · Petrolina <1 km
- Nossa Senhora Rainha dos Anjos · Petrolina <1 km
- Sagrada Família · Petrolina <1 km
- Santa Luzia · Petrolina <1 km
- Santa Teresinha · Petrolina <1 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001002589 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08