Diocese of Floresta

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Bishop(s) Adriano Ciocca Vasino, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 15 February 1964 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Pernambuco Country: Brazil Square Kilometers: 18,210 (7,033 Square Miles) Conference Region: Nordeste 2 Mailing Address: Av. Audomar Ferraz 120, C.P. 15, 56400-000 Floresta, PE, Brazil Telephone: (081) 877-1149 Fax: 877-1258

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Francisco Xavier Nierhoff, M.S.F. † (4 Aug 1964 Appointed - 12 Dec 1988 Retired)
• Czeslaw Stanula, C.SS.R. (17 Jun 1989 Appointed - 27 Aug 1997 Appointed, Bishop of Itabuna)
• Adriano Ciocca Vasino (3 Mar 1999 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
15 February 1964	Erected	Diocese of Pesqueira Diocese of Petrópolis	Diocese of Floresta (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1966	198,000	200,000	99.0%		9	9	22,000				6	ap1967
1967	199,850	200,000	99.9%	2	8	10	19,985		8		8	ap1971
1976	187,109	187,609	99.7%		9	9	20,789		9	5	10	ap1977
1980	206,000	207,000	99.5%		9	9	22,888		14	5	10	ap1981
1990	255,000	257,000	99.2%		8	8	31,875		8	2	11	ap1991
1991	231,000	241,960	95.5%	9	5	14	16,500		5	8	12	ap2000
2000	244,616	245,596	99.6%	8	4	12	20,384		4	16	12	ap2001
2001	246,980	248,674	99.3%	7	3	10	24,698		3	25	12	ap2002
2002	248,690	253,060	98.3%	11	2	13	19,130		3	25	12	ap2004

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Adriano Ciocca Vasino (Bishop: 3 Mar 1999 - )
• Francisco Xavier Nierhoff, M.S.F. † (Bishop: 4 Aug 1964 to 12 Dec 1988)
• Czeslaw Stanula, C.SS.R. (Bishop: 17 Jun 1989 to 27 Aug 1997)