Diocese of Caruaru

Diocese of Caruaru; Dioecesis Caruaruensis
	Cathedral of Our Lady of the Dolors
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Olinda e Recife
Statistics
Area	5,687 km2 (2,196 sq mi)
Population; Total; Catholics	(as of 2004); 724,794; 610,281 (84.2%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	7 August 1948 (78 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nossa Senhora das Dores
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	José Ruy Gonçalves Lopes, OFMCap
Metropolitan Archbishop	Fernando Antônio Saburido, OSB
Bishops emeritus	Bernardino Marchió
Website
	diocesedecaruaru.com.br

Diocese of Caruaru — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Caruaru (Latin: Dioecesis Caruaruensis) is located in the ecclesiastical province of Olinda e Recife in Brazil.

On August 7, 1948, it was established as Diocese of Caruaru from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Olinda e Recife.

Leadership

Bishops of Caruaru (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop José Ruy Gonçalves Lopes, OFMCap (2019.07.10 – present)
- Bishop Bernardino Marchió (2002.11.06 – 2019.07.10)
- Bishop Antônio Soares Costa (1993.10.27 – 2002.06.07)
- Bishop Augusto Carvalho (1959.08.08 – 1993.10.27)
- Bishop Paulo Hipólito de Souza Libório (1949.03.15 – 1959.06.20)