The Roman Catholic Diocese of Floresta (Latin: Dioecesis Florestensis) is a diocese located in the city of Floresta in the ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife in Brazil.
Diocese of Floresta Dioecesis Florestensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Olinda e Recife |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 18,210 km2 (7,030 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2002) 253,060 248,690 (98.3%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 15 February 1964 (60 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Bom Jesus dos Aflitos |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Gabriel Marchesi |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B. |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| diocesedefloresta.wordpress.com | |
History
- February 15, 1964: Established as Diocese of Floresta from the Diocese of Pesqueira and Diocese of Petrópolis
Leadership
- Bishops of Floresta
- Bishop Francisco Xavier Nierhoff, M.S.F. (1964.08.04 - 1988.12.12)
- Bishop Czesław Stanula, C.Ss.R. (1989.06.17 – 1997.08.27), appointed Bishop of Itabuna, Bahia
- Bishop Adriano Ciocca Vasino (1999.03.03 – 2012.03.21), appointed Prelate of São Félix, Mato Grosso
- Bishop Gabriel Marchesi (2013.02.21 -
References
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