Roman Catholic Diocese of Castanhal

Diocese of Castanhal Dioecesis Castagnalensis de Pará Diocese de Castanhal
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Belém do Pará
Metropolitan	Belém do Pará
Statistics
Area	14,338 km2 (5,536 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 722,104 580,400 (80.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	29 December 2004 (19 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Mary Mother of God in Castanhal, Pará
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Carlos Verzeletti
Metropolitan Archbishop	Alberto Taveira Corrêa
Website
Blog of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Castanhal (Latin: Dioecesis Castagnalensis de Pará) is a diocese located in the city of Castanhal in the ecclesiastical province of Belém do Pará in Brazil.

• December 29, 2004: Established as Diocese of Castanhal from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belém do Pará and Diocese of Bragança do Pará

• Bishops of Castanhal (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Carlos Verzeletti (December 29, 2004 – present)

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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