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Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Area: 16,260 km²
Population: 364,775 Catholics (83.1% of 439,000 total) (2019)
Statistics: 24 parishes, 24 priests (diocesan), 35 lay religious (4 brothers, 31 sisters), 18 seminarians (2019)
Ecclesiastical Province: Olinda e Recife
Neighbouring Dioceses: Picos (↖), Salgueiro (↗), Juazeiro (↓)
Depends on: Congregation for Bishops
Patron Saint: Sagrado Coração de Jesus
Present Prelates
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as of 2022.05.10
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