Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponta de Pedras

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.

Diocese of Ponta de Pedras

Dioecesis Petrosi Culminis

Diocese de Ponta de Pedras
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provinceBelém do Pará
MetropolitanBelém do Pará
Statistics
Area14,283 km2 (5,515 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
120,000
108,000 (90,7%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established25 June 1963 (61 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Ponta de Pedras
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopTeodoro Mendes Tavares, C.S.Sp.
Metropolitan ArchbishopAlberto Taveira Corrêa
Bishops emeritusAlessio Saccardo, S.J.

History

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  • 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

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Ordinaries (in reverse chronological order)

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  • Bishops of Ponta de Pedras (Roman rite)
  • Prelates of Ponta de Pedras (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Angelo Maria Rivato, S.J. (1965.04.29 – 1979.10.16)

Coadjutor bishop

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Sources

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