Roman Catholic Diocese of Afogados da Ingazeira

The diocese Afogados because Ingazeira (Latin: Dioecesis Afogadensis de Ingazeira ) is a located in Brazil Roman Catholic diocese based in Afogados because Ingazeira in the state of Pernambuco.

History

The diocese Afogados because Ingazeira was posted on July 2, 1956 by Pope Pius XII. built with the Apostolic Constitution Qui volente Deo from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Pesqueira and the Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife is a suffragan.

Bishops of Afogados because Ingazeira

  • João José da Mota e Albuquerque, 1957-1961, then Bishop of Sobral
  • De Mesquita Filho Austregésilo Francisco, 1961-2001
  • Luis Gonzaga Silva Pepeu OFM Cap, 2001-2008, then Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista
  • Egidio Bisol, since 2009
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