Roman Catholic Diocese of Petrolina
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Petrolina is a suffragan diocese in the Latin rite Ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife in southernmost Brazil.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral Sagrado Coração de Jesus e Cristo Rei, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Christ the King, in the city of Petrolina in the state of Pernambuco.History
As per 2015, it pastorally served 350,500 Catholics on 16,260 km² in 23 parishes and 2 missions with 25 priests, 28 lay religious and 18 seminarians.Episcopal Ordinaries
;Suffragan Bishops of Petrolina
- Antônio Malan, Salesians ; previously Titular Bishop of Amisus as Bishop-Prelate of Territorial Prelature of Registro do Araguaia
- Idílio José Soares : next Bishop of Santos , retired as Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Numidia
- Avelar Brandão Vilela ; later Metropolitan Archbishop of Teresina , Vice-President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil, Second Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council, President of Latin American Episcopal Council, Vice-President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil, Metropolitan Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia , Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Bonifacio ed Alessio
- Antônio Campelo de Aragão, S.D.B., died 1988; previously Titular Bishop of Sesta as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Cuiaba
- Gerardo de Andrade Ponte : next Bishop of Patos , died 2006
- Paulo Cardoso da Silva, Carmelite Order
- Manoel dos Reis de Farias, previously Bishop of Patos
- Francisco Canindé Palhano, previously Bishop of Bonfim .
