Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Area: 17,932 km²
Population: 413,215 Catholics (87.0% of 475,209 total) (2020)
Statistics: 21 parishes, 38 priests (30 diocesan, 8 religious), 20 lay religious (5 brothers, 15 sisters), 21 seminarians (2020)
Ecclesiastical Province: Olinda e Recife
Neighbouring Dioceses: Petrolina (↙), Picos (←), Crato (↑), Afogados da Ingazeira (→), Floresta (↘)
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Patron Saint: Saint Anthony of Padua
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as of 2022.08.06
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