Diocese of Garanhuns

Dioecesis Garanhunensis

Bishop(s)

Agnaldo Tem�teo da Silveira, Bishop -->

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 2 August 1918
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: Pernambuco
Country: Brazil
Square Kilometers: 8,734 (3,373 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Nordeste 2
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesegaranhuns.org/
Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Av. Santo Antonio 61, 55290-000 Garanhuns; C.P. 54, 55293-970 Garanhuns, PE, Brazil
Telephone: (087)3761-0805
Fax: (same)

Past and Present Ordinaries

Jo�o Tavares de Moura † (3 Jul 1919 Appointed - 20 Jul 1928 Died)
Manoel Ant�nio de Paiva (Payva) † (2 Apr 1929 Appointed - 19 May 1937 Died)
M�rio de Miranda Vilas-Boas † (26 May 1938 Appointed - 10 Sep 1944 Appointed, Archbishop of Bel�m do Par�)
Juv�ncio de Brito † (15 Dec 1945 Appointed - 31 Jan 1954 Died)
Francisco Expedito Lopes † (24 Aug 1954 Appointed - 1 Jul 1957 Died)
Jos� Adelino Dantas † (3 May 1958 Appointed - 20 Feb 1967 Appointed, Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Bahia)
Milton Corr�a Pereira † (4 Aug 1967 Appointed - 25 Apr 1973 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas)
Tiago Postma † (20 Jun 1974 Appointed - 15 Mar 1995 Resigned)
Irineu Roque Scherer † (15 Apr 1998 Appointed - 30 May 2007 Appointed, Bishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina)
Fernando Jos� Monteiro Guimar�es, C.Ss.R. (12 Mar 2008 Appointed - 6 Aug 2014 Appointed, Archbishop of Brazil, Military)
Paulo Jackson N�brega de Sousa (20 May 2015 Appointed - 14 Jun 2023 Appointed, Archbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco)
Agnaldo Tem�teo da Silveira (14 May 2024 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
2 August 1918	Erected	Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife (Northern part)	Diocese of Garanhuns (erected)
13 January 1962	Territory Lost	Diocese of Garanhuns (Cities of Palmares, Barreiros, Agua Pr�ta, Joaquim Nabuco, Catende, Beiern de Maria, Maraial, Lag�a dos Gatos, and Cupira) Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife (Cities of Rio Formoso, Sirinha�m, Gameleira, Ribeir�o, and Cortes)	Diocese of Palmares (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1949 617,278 618,278 99.8% 24 11 35 17,636 11 105 22 ap1951

1966 700,000 700,000 100.0% 22 10 32 21,875 12 54 16 ap1967

1967 700,000 700,000 100.0% 22 10 32 21,875 10 87 22 ap1971

1976 675,000 700,000 96.4% 17 12 29 23,275 14 96 22 ap1977

1980 514,000 593,000 86.7% 18 11 29 17,724 13 103 23 ap1981

1990 597,000 696,000 85.8% 18 17 35 17,057 25 87 26 ap1991

1999 550,000 580,000 94.8% 20 16 36 15,277 30 62 22 ap2000

2000 545,258 587,000 92.9% 26 14 40 13,631 24 62 22 ap2001

2001 568,378 599,459 94.8% 23 14 37 15,361 23 68 26 ap2002

2003 543,367 573,331 94.8% 22 16 38 14,299 25 64 25 ap2004

2006 551,000 612,000 90.0% 28 13 41 13,439 29 94 27 ap2007

2013 604,000 672,000 89.9% 44 15 59 10,237 7 23 77 33 ap2014

2016 619,000 677,146 91.4% 46 18 64 9,671 7 26 78 33 ap2017

2019 620,600 685,267 90.6% 48 11 59 10,518 19 16 70 36 ap2020

2021 626,000 691,321 90.6% 51 10 61 10,262 19 16 75 36 ap2022

2023 629,000 694,162 90.6% 51 10 61 10,311 19 31 22 37 ap2024

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1949	617,278	618,278	99.8%	24	11	35	17,636		11	105	22	ap1951
1966	700,000	700,000	100.0%	22	10	32	21,875		12	54	16	ap1967
1967	700,000	700,000	100.0%	22	10	32	21,875		10	87	22	ap1971
1976	675,000	700,000	96.4%	17	12	29	23,275		14	96	22	ap1977
1980	514,000	593,000	86.7%	18	11	29	17,724		13	103	23	ap1981
1990	597,000	696,000	85.8%	18	17	35	17,057		25	87	26	ap1991
1999	550,000	580,000	94.8%	20	16	36	15,277		30	62	22	ap2000
2000	545,258	587,000	92.9%	26	14	40	13,631		24	62	22	ap2001
2001	568,378	599,459	94.8%	23	14	37	15,361		23	68	26	ap2002
2003	543,367	573,331	94.8%	22	16	38	14,299		25	64	25	ap2004
2006	551,000	612,000	90.0%	28	13	41	13,439		29	94	27	ap2007
2013	604,000	672,000	89.9%	44	15	59	10,237	7	23	77	33	ap2014
2016	619,000	677,146	91.4%	46	18	64	9,671	7	26	78	33	ap2017
2019	620,600	685,267	90.6%	48	11	59	10,518	19	16	70	36	ap2020
2021	626,000	691,321	90.6%	51	10	61	10,262	19	16	75	36	ap2022
2023	629,000	694,162	90.6%	51	10	61	10,311	19	31	22	37	ap2024