Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Caruaru / Caruaruen(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Olinda e Recife
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Patron Saint: Nossa Senhora das Dores (September 15)
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Bishop (2019.07.10 – ...): | Bishop José Ruy Gonçalves Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. (56) |
Bishops of Caruaru (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop José Ruy Gonçalves Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. (56) Bishop of Caruaru (Brazil)
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Bishop Bernardino Marchió (80) Bishop emeritus of Caruaru (Brazil)
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Bishop Antônio Soares Costa
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Bishop Augusto Carvalho
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Bishop Paulo Hipólito de Souza Libório
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Area: 5,792 km²
Population: 823,000 Catholics (84.6% of 973,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 45 parishes
Personnel: 92 priests (82 diocesan, 10 religious), 13 deacons, 62 religious (33 brothers, 29 sisters), 29 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.05.12
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