Diocese of

Salgueiro

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Area: 17,931 km²

Population: 390,000 Catholics (89.1% of 437,502 total) (2015)

Statistics: 21 parishes, 31 priests (24 diocesan, 7 religious), 19 lay religious (7 brothers, 12 sisters), 14 seminarians (2015)

Ecclesiastical Province: Olinda e Recife

Neighbouring Dioceses: Petrolina (↙), Picos (←), Crato (↑), Afogados da Ingazeira (→), Floresta (↘)

Patron Saint: Santo Antônio

Website:

2010.06.16: Established as Diocese of Salgueiro (Português) / Salicen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Floresta and Diocese of Petrolina)

Bishop (2010.06.16 – ...):

Bishop Magnus Henrique Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. (53)

Bishops of Salgueiro (Roman Rite)

Bishop Magnus Henrique Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. (53)
(2010.06.16 – ...)

Bishop of Salgueiro (Brazil)

Bishop of Salgueiro (Brazil) (2010.06.16 – ...)

as of 2019.03.14