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Diocese of

Campina Grande

Brazil Brazil

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese

Ecclesiastical Province: Paraíba

Neighbouring Dioceses: Caruaru (↓), Pesqueira (↙), Afogados da Ingazeira (←), Patos (←), Caicó (↖), Natal (↑), Guarabira (↗), Paraíba (→), Nazaré (↘)

History

  • 1949.05.14: Established as Diocese of Campina Grande / Campinæ Grandis (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paraíba)
  • 1959.01.17: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Patos

Special Churches


Present Prelates

Bishop (2012.08.08 – ...):Bishop Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz, O.F.M. Cap. (58)Bishop Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz, O.F.M. Cap. (58)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Campina Grande (Roman Rite)

Bishop Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz, O.F.M. Cap. (58)Bishop Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz, O.F.M. Cap. (58)
(2012.08.08 – ...)

Ide aos meus irmãos

Born:1954.07.10 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1980.07.05
Consecrated Bishop:2006.09.24

Bishop of Caicó (Brazil) (2006.07.05 – 2012.08.08)

Bishop of Campina Grande (Brazil) (2012.08.08 – ...)

Archbishop Jaime Vieira Rocha (66)Bishop Jaime Vieira Rocha (66) (later Archbishop)
(2005.02.16 – 2011.12.21)

Born:1947.03.30 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1975.02.01
Consecrated Bishop:1996.01.06

Bishop of Caicó (Brazil) (1995.11.29 – 2005.02.16)

Bishop of Campina Grande (Brazil) (2005.02.16 – 2011.12.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Natal (Brazil) (2011.12.21 – ...)

Archbishop Matias Patrício de Macêdo (77)Bishop Matias Patrício de Macêdo (77) (later Archbishop)
(2001.08.29 – 2003.11.26)

Todos tenham Vida

Born:1936.04.14 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1963.07.14
Consecrated Bishop:1990.10.21

Bishop of Cajazeiras (Brazil) (1990.07.12 – 2000.07.12)

Coadjutor Bishop of Campina Grande (Brazil) (2000.07.12 – 2001.08.29)

Bishop of Campina Grande (Brazil) (2001.08.29 – 2003.11.26)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Natal (Brazil) (2003.11.26 – 2011.12.21)

Bishop Luís Gonzaga Fernandes
(1981.07.09 – 2001.08.29)

Born:1926.08.24 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1950.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:1965.12.05
Died:2003.04.04 († 76)

Titular Bishop of Mididi (1965.11.06 – 1981.07.09)

Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória (Brazil) (1965.11.06 – 1981.07.09)

Bishop of Campina Grande (Brazil) (1981.07.09 – 2001.08.29)

Bishop Manuel Pereira da Costa
(1962.08.23 – 1981.05.20)

Born:1915.09.12 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1940.03.23
Consecrated Bishop:1954.08.15
Died:2006.07.25 († 90)

Titular Bishop of Knin (1954.05.31 – 1959.06.20)

Auxiliary Bishop of Paraíba (Brazil) (1954.05.31 – 1959.06.20)

Bishop of Nazaré (Brazil) (1959.06.20 – 1962.08.23)

Bishop of Campina Grande (Brazil) (1962.08.23 – 1981.05.20)

Bishop Otàvio Barbosa Aguiar
(1956.02.24 – 1962.07.04)

Born:1913.04.22 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1935.04.28
Consecrated Bishop:1955.01.30
Died:2004.12.09 († 91)

Titular Bishop of Gergis (1954.11.06 – 1956.02.24)

Auxiliary Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (1954.11.06 – 1956.02.24)

Bishop of Campina Grande (Brazil) (1956.02.24 – 1962.07.04)

Bishop of Palmeira dos Índios (Brazil) (1962.07.04 – 1978.03.29)

Bishop Anselmo Pietrulla, O.F.M.
(1949.06.18 – 1955.05.11)

Born:1906.09.12 (Poland)
Ordained Priest:1932.05.21
Consecrated Bishop:1948.02.08
Died:1992.05.25 († 85)

Apostolic Administrator of Santarém (Brazil) (1941 – 1947.12.13)

Titular Bishop of Conana (1947.12.13 – 1949.06.18)

Bishop-Prelate of Santarém (Brazil) (1947.12.13 – 1949.06.18)

Apostolic Administrator of Macapá (Brazil) (1949 – 1950.01.14)

Bishop of Campina Grande (Brazil) (1949.06.18 – 1955.05.11)

Bishop of Tubarão (Brazil) (1955.05.11 – 1981.09.17)

Former Prelates


as of 2013.05.03

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