Roman Catholic Diocese of Garanhuns

{{Infobox diocese

|jurisdiction = Diocese

|name = Garanhuns

|latin = Dioecesis Garanhunensis

|image = Igreja Matriz de Santo Antônio - Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brasil.jpg

|caption = Catedral Santo Antônio in 2013

|country = {{flag|Brazil}}

|established = 2 August 1918 ({{age|1918|8|2}} years ago)

|cathedral = Catedral Santo Antônio

|cocathedral =

|area_km2 = 8,734

|population = 612,000

|population_as_of = 2006

|catholics = 551,000

|catholics_percent= 90.0

|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}

|metro_archbishop = Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B.

|coadjutor =

|auxiliary_bishops=

|emeritus_bishops =

|map = Diócesis Católicas de Pernambuco (Brasil).jpg

|website = [http://www.diocesegaranhuns.org/site/ www.diocesegaranhuns.org]

}}

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Garanhuns ({{langx|la|Dioecesis Garanhunensis}}) is a diocese located in the city of Garanhuns in the ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife in Brazil.

History

August 2, 1918: Established as Diocese of Garanhuns from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife

Bishops of Garanhuns (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
Bishop Dom Agnaldo Temóteo da Silveira (06.09.2024 - present)
Bishop Paulo Jackson Nóbrega de Sousa (20.05.2015- 02.08.2023)
Bishop Fernando José Monteiro Guimarães, C.Ss.R. (2008.03.12 – 2014.08.06), appointed Bishop of Brazil, Military
Bishop Irineu Roque Scherer (1998.04.15 – 2007.05.30), appointed Bishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina
Bishop Tiago Postma (1974.06.20 – 1995.03.15)
Bishop Milton Corrêa Pereira (1967.08.04 – 1973.04.25), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas
Bishop José Adelino Dantas (1958.05.03 – 1967.02.20), appointed Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Bahia
Bishop Francisco Expedito Lopes (1954.08.24 – 1957.07.01)
Bishop Juvéncio de Brito (1945.12.15 – 1954.01.31)
Bishop Mário de Miranda Villas-Boas (1938.05.26 – 1944.09.10), appointed Archbishop of Belém do Pará
Bishop Manoel Antônio de Paiva (1929.04.02 – 1937.05.19)
Bishop João Tavares de Moura (1919.07.03 – 1928.07.20)