Roman Catholic Diocese of Marabá

The Diocese of Marabá (Latin: Dioecesis Marabensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastic territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Brazil. Its episcopal see is Marabá. The Diocese of Marabá is in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Belém do Pará.

Diocese of Marabá

Dioecesis Marabensis

Diocese de Marabá
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provinceBelém do Pará
MetropolitanBelém do Pará
Statistics
Area81,832 km2 (31,596 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
533,000
370,000 (69.4%)
Information
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established20 December 1969 (54 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Marabá, Pará
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopVital Corbellini
Metropolitan ArchbishopAlberto Taveira Corrêa

History

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Bishops

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Ordinaries (in reverse chronological order)

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  • Bishops of Marabá
  • Prelates of Marabá
    • Bishop Alano Maria Pena, O.P. (1976.11.10 – 1979.10.16); future Archbishop
    • Bishop Luís António Palha Teixeira, O.P. (1969.12.20 – 1976.11.10)
  • Prelates of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia
    • Bishop Luís António Palha Teixeira, O.P. † (1951.02.20 - 1969.12.20)
    • Bishop Sebastião Thomás, O.P. (1924.12.18 - 1945.12.19)
    • Bishop Raymond Dominique Carrerot, O.P. † (1912.08.26 - 1920.07.30), appointed Bishop of Porto Nacional, Tocantins

Coadjutor prelates

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Sources

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