Diocese of Olinda

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The Diocese of Olinda is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Brazil that historically served as one of the country’s earliest and most influential colonial-era dioceses.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Diocese of Olinda canonical 1
Diocese of Pernambuco 1

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin Church jurisdiction
Roman Catholic diocese
belongsToEcclesiasticalProvince ecclesiastical province in Northeast Brazil
country Brazil
denomination Roman Catholic
establishedInCentury 16th century
establishedInEra Portuguese colonial period
governedBy bishop
hasCathedral Cathedral of Olinda
hasFunction administration of sacraments
missionary activity in colonial Brazil
pastoral care of Catholics in its territory
promotion of Catholic education
historicalInfluence important in the organization of the colonial Church in Brazil
influential in the evangelization of Northeast Brazil
historicalRole major colonial-era ecclesiastical center in Brazil
one of the earliest Catholic dioceses in Brazil
historicalSignificance one of the most influential colonial dioceses in Brazil
jurisdictionType ecclesiastical territory
languageOfLiturgy Portuguese
locatedIn Northeast Region, Brazil
Olinda
Pernambuco
partOf Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
region Northeast Brazil
rite Roman Rite
seeAlso Archdiocese of Olinda and Recife
subordinateTo Pope
suiIurisChurch Latin Church
territoryIncludes city of Olinda
linked to: Olinda

surrounding areas of Pernambuco

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Archdiocese of Braga metropolitanSeeOf Diocese of Olinda
Archdiocese of Braga metropolitanSeeOf Diocese of Pernambuco
linked to: Diocese of Olinda