Diocese of Patos

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Patos () is a diocese located in the city of Patos in the ecclesiastical province of Paraíba in Brazil.

History

• January 17, 1959: Established as Diocese of Patos from the Diocese of Cajazeiras and Diocese of Campina Grande

Bishops

• Bishops of Patos (Roman rite)
• Expedito Eduardo de Oliveira † (25 February 1959 - 8 May 1983) Died
• Gerardo de Andrade Ponte † (5 December 1983 - 8 August 2001) Retired
• Manoel dos Reis de Farias (8 August 2001 - 27 July 2011) Appointed, Bishop of Petrolina
• Eraldo Bispo da Silva (7 November 2012 – present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Paulo Jackson Nóbrega de Sousa, appointed Bishop of Garanhuns, Pernambuco in 2015

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy