Roman Catholic Diocese of Patos

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Patos (Dioecesis Patosensis) is a diocese located in the city of Patos in the ecclesiastical province of Paraíba in Brazil.

History

 * January 17, 1959: Established as Diocese of Patos from the Diocese of Cajazeiras and Diocese of Campina Grande

Bishops

 * Bishops of Patos (Roman rite)
 * Expedito Eduardo de Oliveira † (25 February 1959 - 8 May 1983) Died
 * Gerardo de Andrade Ponte † (5 December 1983 - 8 August 2001) Retired
 * Manoel dos Reis de Farias (8 August 2001 - 27 July 2011) Appointed, Bishop of Petrolina
 * Eraldo Bispo da Silva (7 November 2012 – present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

 * Paulo Jackson Nóbrega de Sousa, appointed	Bishop of Garanhuns, Pernambuco in 2015