Roman Catholic Diocese of Salgueiro

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

Diocese of Salgueiro Dioecesis Salicensis
Cathedral of St. Anthony
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Olinda e Recife
Statistics
Area	17,931 km2 (6,923 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 439,418 351,534 (80.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	16 June 2010 (13 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de Santo Antônio
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Magnus Henrique Lopes, OFMCap
Metropolitan Archbishop	Fernando Antônio Saburido, OSB
Map
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Website
www.diocesedesalgueiro.org.br

History

• 16 June 2010: Established as Diocese of Salgueiro from the Diocese of Floresta and Diocese of Petrolina

Leadership

• Bishops of Salgueiro (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Magnus Henrique Lopes, OFMCap (16 June 2010 – present)

References

• GCatholic.org