Roman Catholic Diocese of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia

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Diocese of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia
*Dioecesis Sanctissimae Conceptionis de Araguaia*
Statistics
Country:	Brazil
Metropolitan:	Belém do Pará
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	52,145 km²
Population: Total: Catholics:	270,000 (2004) 200,000 (74.1%)
Cathedral:	Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Dominique Marie Jean Denis You

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia {Latin: Sanctissimae Conceptionis de Araguaia } is a diocese located in the city of Conceição do Araguaia in the Ecclesiastical province of Belém do Pará in Brazil.

[edit] History

July 18, 1911: Established as Territorial Prelature of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belém do Pará
December 20, 1969: Suppressed to the Territorial Prelature of Marabá
March 27, 1976: Restored as Territorial Prelature of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia from the Territorial Prelature of Cristalândia and Territorial Prelature of Marabá
October 16, 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia

[edit] Leadership

Bishops of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia (Roman rite)
- Bishop Dominique Marie Jean Denis You (2006.02.08 – present)
- Bishop Pedro José Conti (1995.12.27 – 2004.12.29)
- Bishop Patrício José Hanrahan, C.SS.R. (1979.10.16 – 1993.05.25)
Prelates of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia (Roman rite)
- Bishop Patrício José Hanrahan, C.SS.R. (1979.01.29 – 1979.10.16)
- Bishop Estêvão Cardoso de Avellar, O.P. (1976.03.27 – 1978.03.20)
- Bishop Luís António Palha Teixeira, O.P. (1951.02.20 – 1969.12.20)
- Bishop Luís António Palha Teixeira, O.P. (Apostolic Administrator 1948.01.02 – 1951.02.20)
- Bishop Sebastião Tomás, O.P. (1924.12.18 – 1945.12.19)
- Bishop Raymond Dominique Carrerot, O.P. (1912.08.26 – 1920.07.30)