Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança do Pará

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Diocese of Bragança do Pará
Dioecesis Brigantiensis de Para
Statistics
Country: Brazil
Metropolitan: Belém do Pará
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 68,316 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
597,249 (2005)
550,627 (92.2%)
Cathedral: Catedral Nossa Senhora do Rosário
Ordinaries
Bishop: Luigi Ferrando

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança do Pará {Latin: Brigantien(sis) de Para} is a diocese located in the city of Bragança do Pará in the Ecclesiastical province of Belém do Pará in Brazil.

[edit] History

  • April 14, 1928: Established as Territorial Prelature of Gurupi from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belém do Pará
  • February 3, 1934: Renamed as Territorial Prelature of Guamá
  • October 16, 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Guamá
  • October 13, 1981: Renamed as Diocese of Bragança do Pará

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Bragança do Pará (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Luigi Ferrando (1996.04.10 – present)
    • Bishop Miguel Maria Giambelli, B. (1981.10.13 – 1996.04.10)
  • Bishops of Guamá (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Miguel Maria Giambelli, B. (1980.04.21 – 1981.10.13)
  • Prelates of Guamá (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Eliseu Maria Coroli, B. (1940.08.10 – 1977.02.05)

[edit] Source

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