Roman Catholic Diocese of Alto Solimões

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alto Solimões (Latin: Dioecesis Solimões Superioris) is a diocese located in the city of Tabatinga in the ecclesiastical province of Manaus in Brazil.

Diocese of Alto Solimões Dioecesis Solimões Superioris
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Manaus
Statistics
Area	130,240 km2 (50,290 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 169,000 98,000 (58.0%)
Information
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	23 May 1910 (113 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Santos Anjos da Guarda, Tabatinga
Co-cathedral	Co-Catedral São Paulo Apóstolo, São Paulo de Olivença
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Adolfo Zon Pereira
Metropolitan Archbishop	Sérgio Eduardo Castriani
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History

• May 23, 1910: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Alto Solimões from the Diocese of Amazonas
• August 11, 1950: Promoted as Territorial Prelature of Alto Solimões
• August 14, 1991: Promoted as Diocese of Alto Solimões

Bishops

• Prefects apostolic of Alto Solimões (Latin Church)
  • Evangelista Galea (6 Sep 1910 – 1938)
  • Tomaz M. de Marcellano (1938 – 1945)
  • Venceslao da Spoleto (8 Nov 1946 – 1950)
  • Wesceslau Nazareno Ponte de Spoleto (Apostolic Administrator 4 Sep 1950 – 1952)
• Prelates of Alto Solimões (Latin Church)
  • Wesceslau Nazareno Ponte de Spoleto (1952 – 1952)
  • Cesário Alexandre Minali (1 Mar 1955 – 9 Apr 1958), appointed Prelate of Carolina, Maranhão
  • Adalberto Domingos Marzi (Apostolic administrator 8 Apr 1959 – 4 Feb 1961)
  • Adalberto Domingos Marzi (4 Feb 1961 – 12 Sep 1990)
• Bishops of Alto Solimões (Latin Church)
  • Evangelista Alcimar Caldas Magalhães (12 Sep 1990 – 20 May 2015)
  • Adolfo Zon Pereira, S.X. (20 May 2015 – present)

Coadjutor bishop

• Adolfo Zon Pereira, S.X. (2014-2015)

References

• Catholic Hierarchy.org: Roman Catholic Diocese of Alto Solimões