Diocese of Paulo Afonso
Paulalfonsanen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Paulo Afonso, Brazil
The Diocese of Paulo Afonso is a Latin Rite diocese in Bahia, Brazil, erected in 1971 from the Diocese of Bonfim. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Feira de Santana and is led by Bishop Guido Zendron.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 14 September 1971
- Latin
- Paulalfonsanen(sis)
- Patron
- Nossa Senhora de Fátima
- Annuario code
- 001002564
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 319,000
- Population
- 601,215
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 53.1%
- Priests
- 46
- Catholics per priest
- 6,935
- Extent
- 36,913 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 8.6
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Guido Zendron
- Born
- 7 March 1954
- Birthplace
- Lisignago
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima in Paulo Afonso stands in Paulo Afonso, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Feira de Santana
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Feira de Santana.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of BarreirasBarreiras
- Diocese of BonfimBonfim
- Archdiocese of Feira de SantanaFeira de Santana
- Diocese of IrecêIrecê
- Diocese of JuazeiroJuazeiro
- Diocese of Ruy BarbosaRuy Barbosa
- Diocese of SerrinhaSerrinha
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
The Brazilian city of Paulo Afonso gives its name and seat to this diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Paulalfonsanensis), a member of the ecclesiastical province of Feira de Santana.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.