Roman Catholic Diocese of Marabá
Diocese of Marabá Dioecesis Marabensis Diocese de Marabá | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Belém do Pará |
| Metropolitan | Belém do Pará |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 81,832 km2 (31,596 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 533,000 370,000 (69.4%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 20 December 1969 (54 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Marabá, Pará |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Vital Corbellini |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Alberto Taveira Corrêa |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Marabá (Latin: Dioecesis Marabensis) is a diocese located in the city of Marabá in the Ecclesiastical province of Belém do Pará in Brazil.
History
- December 20, 1969: Established as Territorial Prelature of Marabá from the Territorial Prelature of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia
- October 16, 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Marabá
Bishops
Ordinaries (in reverse chronological order)
- Bishops of Marabá (Roman rite)
- Bishop Vital Corbellini (2012.10.10 Oct 2012 - )
- Bishop José Foralosso, S.D.B. (2000.01.12 – 2012.04.25)
- Bishop José Vieira de Lima, T.O.R. (1990.04.18 – 1998.11.11), appointed Bishop of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso
- Bishop Altamiro Rossato, C.SS.R. (1985.12.08 – 1989.03.15), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
- Bishop Alano Maria Pena, O.P. (1979.10.16 – 1985.07.11), appointed Bishop of Itapeva, São Paulo; future Archbishop
- Prelates of Marabá (Roman rite)
- Bishop Alano Maria Pena, O.P. (1976.11.10 – 1979.10.16); future Archbishop
- Bishop Luís António Palha Teixeira, O.P. (1969.12.20 – 1976.11.10)
- Prelates of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia
- Bishop Luís António Palha Teixeira, O.P. † (1951.02.20 - 1969.12.20)
- Bishop Sebastião Thomás, O.P. (1924.12.18 - 1945.12.19)
- Bishop Raymond Dominique Carrerot, O.P. † (1912.08.26 - 1920.07.30), appointed Bishop of Porto Nacional, Tocatins
Coadjutor prelates
- Tomás Balduino, O.P. (1967); did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Goiás
- Estêvão Cardoso de Avellar, O.P. (1971-1976); did not succeed to see; appointed Prelate of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Para
- Alano Maria Pena, O.P. (1976-1985)
Sources
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