Roman Catholic Diocese of Patos

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

Diocese of Patos Dioecesis Patosensis
Catedral Nossa Senhora da Guia (2012)
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Paraíba
Statistics
Area	11,000 km2 (4,200 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 365,000 337,600 (92.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	17 January 1959 (66 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nossa Senhora da Guia
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Eraldo Bispo da Silva
Metropolitan Archbishop	Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz, O.F.M. Cap.
Website
www.diocesedepatospb.org.br

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