Roman Catholic Diocese of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia
| Diocese of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia Dioecesis Sanctissimae Conceptionis de Araguaia Diocese de Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Belém do Pará |
| Metropolitan | Belém do Pará |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 52,500 km2 (20,300 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 291,000 225,000 (77.3%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 18 July 1911 (103 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Conceição do Araguaia |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Dominique Marie Jean Denis You |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Alberto Taveira Corrêa |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia (Latin: Dioecesis 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.
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
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)