Roman Catholic Diocese of Paulo Afonso

Diocese of Paulo Afonso Dioecesis Paulalfonsanensis Diocese de Paulo Afonso
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Feira de Santana
Metropolitan	Feira de Santana
Statistics
Area	36,913 km^2 (14,252 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 601,215 488,698 (81.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	14 September 1971 (53 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima in Paulo Afonso
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Guido Zendron
Metropolitan Archbishop	Zanoni Demettino Castro

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Paulo Afonso (Latin: Dioecesis Paulalfonsanensis) is a diocese located in the city of Paulo Afonso in the ecclesiastical province of Feira de Santana in Brazil.

History

• September 14, 1971: Established as Diocese of Paulo Afonso from the Diocese of Bonfim

Leadership

• Bishops of Paulo Afonso (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Jackson Berenguer Prado (1971.10.08 – 1983.08.17)
  • Bishop Aloysio José Leal Penna, S.J. (1984.05.21 – 1987.10.30), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Bauru, São Paulo; future Archbishop
  • Bishop Mário Zanetta (1988.06.15 – 1998.11.13)
  • Bishop Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Ist. del Prado (2000.03.22 – 2007.02.28), appointed Bishop of Santarém, Para
  • Bishop Guido Zendron (2008.03.12 – present)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese)