Roman Catholic Diocese of Caruaru

The diocese Caruaru (Latin: Dioecesis Caruaruensis ) is a location in Brazil Roman Catholic diocese based in Caruaru in the state of Pernambuco.

History

The diocese Caruaru was on August 7, 1948 by Pope Pius XII. built with the apostolic constitution Quae maiori christifidelium out of territory of the Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife and this is a suffragan.

Bishops of Caruaru

  • Paulo Hipólito de Souza Liborio, 1949-1959, then Bishop of Parnaíba
  • Augusto Carvalho, 1959-1993
  • Antônio Soares Costa, 1993-2002
  • Bernardino Marchio, since 2002
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