Roman Catholic Diocese of Roraima
Catholic ecclesiastical territory
Diocese of Roraima Dioecesis Roraimensis | |
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![]() Cathedral of Christ the Redemer, Roraima | |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Manaus |
Statistics | |
Area | 230,104 km2 (88,844 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 324,397 200,000 (61.7%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 21 April 1934 (90 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Cristo Redentor, Boa Vista |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Mário Antônio da Silva |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Sérgio Eduardo Castriani, C.S.Sp. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Roraima (Latin: Dioecesis Roraimensis) is a diocese located in the state of Roraima in the ecclesiastical province of Manaus in Brazil.
History
- 1934: Established as Apostolic Administration of Rio Branco
- August 30, 1944: Promoted as Territorial Prelature of Rio Branco
- April 29, 1963: Renamed as Territorial Prelature of Roraima
- October 16, 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Roraima
Leadership
- Prelates of Roraima
- José Nepote-Fus, I.M.C. (18 April 1952 - December 1965) Resigned
- Servílio Conti, I.M.C. (1 January 1965 - 3 May 1975) Resigned
- Aldo Mongiano, I.M.C. (14 May 1975 - 4 December 1979) appointed bishop of the diocese
- Bishops of Roraima
- Aldo Mongiano, I.M.C. (4 December 1979 Appointed - 26 June 1996) Resigned
- Apparecido José Dias, S.V.D. (26 June 1996 - 29 May 2004) Died
- Roque Paloschi (18 May 2005 – 14 October 2015)
- Mário Antônio da Silva (22 June 2016 – present)
References
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
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