Diocese of Pesqueira

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pesqueira () is a diocese located in the city of Pesqueira in the ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife in Brazil.

History

• December 5, 1910: Established as Diocese of Floresta from the Diocese of Olinda
• August 2, 1918: Renamed as Diocese of Pesqueira

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

• Bishops of Pesqueira (Roman rite), below
• Bishop José Luiz Ferreira Salles, C.Ss.R. (since 2012.02.15)
• Bishop Francesco Biasin (2003.07.23 – 2011.06.08), appointed Bishop of Barra do Piraí–Volta Redonda)
• Bishop Bernardino Marchió (1993.05.26 – 2002.11.06), appointed Bishop of Caruaru, Pernambuco
• Bishop Manuel Palmeira da Rocha (1980.03.14 – 1993.05.26)
• Bishop Severino Mariano de Aguiar (1956.12.03 – 1980.03.14)
• Bishop Adelmo Cavalcante Machado (1948.04.03 – 1955.06.24), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas
• Bishop Adalberto Accioli Sobral (1934.01.13 – 1947.01.18), appointed Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão
• Bishop José Antônio de Oliveira Lopes (1918.08.02 – 1932.11.24)
• Bishops of Floresta (Roman Rite), below
• Bishop José Antônio de Oliveira Lopes (1915.06.26 – 1918.08.02)
• Bishop Augusto Álvaro da Silva (1911.05.12 – 1915.06.25), appointed Bishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia; future Archbishop and Cardinal

Coadjutor bishop

• Bernardino Marchió (1991-1993)

See also

• Cimbres Marian apparition, which happened in the diocese in 1936 and 1937.

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy