Roman Catholic Diocese of Ji-Paraná

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ji-Paraná (Latin: Dioecesis Giparanensis) is a diocese located in the city of Ji-Paraná in the ecclesiastical province of Porto Velho in Brazil.

Diocese of Ji-Paraná

Dioecesis Giparanensis
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provincePorto Velho
Statistics
Area120,000 km2 (46,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
709,938
480,000 (67.6%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established3 January 1978 (46 years ago)
CathedralCatedral São João Bosco
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopNorbert Hans Christoph Foerster, S.V.D.
Metropolitan ArchbishopRoque Paloschi
Website
www.diocesedejiparana.org.br

History

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Leadership, in the chronological order

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References

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