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Vacant Sees


DioceseTypeDate VacantLast BishopEvent
Cajazeiras, ParaibaDiocese18 Nov 2023Francisco de Sales Alencar Batista, O. Carm.Appointed, Bishop of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte
Cascavel, ParanaArchdiocese12 Feb 2024Adelar BaruffiResigned
Corumbá, Mato Grosso do SulDiocese4 Oct 2023João Aparecido Bergamasco, S.A.C.Appointed, Bishop of Primavera do Leste-Paranatinga, Mato Grosso
Floriano, PiauiDiocese8 Nov 2023Edivalter AndradeAppointed, Bishop of Parnaíba, Piaui
Garanhuns, PernambucoDiocese14 Jun 2023Paulo Jackson Nóbrega de SousaAppointed, Archbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco
Grajaú, MaranhãoDiocese13 Mar 2024Rubival Cabral Britto, O.F.M. Cap.Appointed, Bishop of Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia
Itacoatiara, AmazonasTerritorial Prelature3 Nov 2023José Ionilton Lisboa de Oliveira, S.D.V.Appointed, Prelate of Marajó, Para
Juazeiro, BahiaDiocese8 Nov 2023Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira, O.F.M.Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas
Rio do Sul, Santa CatarinaDiocese1 Nov 2023Onécimo AlbertonAppointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina
Rio Grande, Rio Grande do SulDiocese24 May 2023Ricardo HoepersAppointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal
Tocantinópolis, TocatinsDiocese31 Jan 2023Giovane Pereira de MeloAppointed, Bishop of Araguaína, Tocatins
Vitória da Conquista, BahiaArchdiocese13 Mar 2024Josafá Menezes da SilvaAppointed, Archbishop of Aracajú, Sergipe

Vacant Sees: 12

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