Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponta de Pedras
Catholic ecclesiastical territory
Diocese of Ponta de Pedras Dioecesis Petrosi Culminis Diocese de Ponta de Pedras | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Belém do Pará |
Metropolitan | Belém do Pará |
Statistics | |
Area | 14,283 km2 (5,515 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 120,000 108,000 (90,7%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 25 June 1963 (61 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Ponta de Pedras |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Teodoro Mendes Tavares, C.S.Sp. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Alberto Taveira Corrêa |
Bishops emeritus | Alessio Saccardo, S.J. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponta de Pedras (Latin: Dioecesis Petrosi Culminis) is a diocese located in the city of Ponta de Pedras in the ecclesiastical province of Belém do Pará in Brazil.
History
- June 25, 1963: Established as Territorial Prelature of Ponta de Pedras from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belém do Pará
- October 16, 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Ponta de Pedras
Bishops
Ordinaries (in reverse chronological order)
- Bishops of Ponta de Pedras (Roman rite)
- Bishop Teodoro Mendes Tavares, C.S.Sp. (2015.09.23 - )
- Bishop Alessio Saccardo, S.J. (2002.01.16 – 2015.09.23)
- Bishop Angelo Maria Rivato, S.J. (83) (1979.10.16 – 2002.01.16)
- Prelates of Ponta de Pedras (Roman rite)
- Bishop Angelo Maria Rivato, S.J. (1965.04.29 – 1979.10.16)
Coadjutor bishop
- Teodoro Mendes Tavares, C.S.Sp. (2015)
Sources
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