The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pesqueira () is a diocese located in the city of Pesqueira in the ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife in Brazil.
History December 5, 1910: Established as Diocese of Floresta from the Diocese of Olinda August 2, 1918: Renamed as Diocese of Pesqueira
Bishops Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order Bishops of Pesqueira (Roman rite), below Bishop José Luiz Ferreira Salles, C.Ss.R. (since 2012.02.15) Bishop Francesco Biasin (2003.07.23 – 2011.06.08), appointed Bishop of Barra do Piraí–Volta Redonda) Bishop Bernardino Marchió (1993.05.26 – 2002.11.06), appointed Bishop of Caruaru, Pernambuco Bishop Manuel Palmeira da Rocha (1980.03.14 – 1993.05.26) Bishop Severino Mariano de Aguiar (1956.12.03 – 1980.03.14) Bishop Adelmo Cavalcante Machado (1948.04.03 – 1955.06.24), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas Bishop Adalberto Accioli Sobral (1934.01.13 – 1947.01.18), appointed Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão Bishop José Antônio de Oliveira Lopes (1918.08.02 – 1932.11.24) Bishops of Floresta (Roman Rite), below Bishop José Antônio de Oliveira Lopes (1915.06.26 – 1918.08.02) Bishop Augusto Álvaro da Silva (1911.05.12 – 1915.06.25), appointed Bishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia; future Archbishop and Cardinal
Coadjutor bishop Bernardino Marchió (1991-1993)
See also
Cimbres Marian apparition, which happened in the diocese in 1936 and 1937.
References GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy