Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança do Pará
| Diocese of Bragança do Pará Dioecesis Brigantiensis de Para Diocese de Bragança do Pará | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Belém do Pará |
| Metropolitan | Belém do Pará |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 68,316 km2 (26,377 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2012) 1,038,000 734,000 (70.7%) |
| Parishes | 25 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 14 April 1928 (87 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our lady of the Rosary in Bragança, Pará |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Luigi Ferrando |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Alberto Taveira Corrêa |
| Website | |
| www.diocesedebraganca.com | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança do Pará (Latin: Dioecesis Brigantiensis de Para) is a diocese located in the city of Bragança do Pará in the Ecclesiastical province of Belém do Pará in Brazil.
History
- April 14, 1928: Established as Territorial Prelature of Gurupi from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belém do Pará
- February 3, 1934: Renamed as Territorial Prelature of Guamá
- October 16, 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Guamá
- October 13, 1981: Renamed as Diocese of Bragança do Pará
Leadership
- Prelates of Guamá (Latin Rite)
- Eliseu Maria Coroli, B. (1940.08.10 – 1977.02.05)
- Bishops of Guamá (Latin Rite)
- Miguel Maria Giambelli, B. (1980.04.21 – 1981.10.13)
- Bishops of Bragança do Pará (Latin Rite)
- Miguel Maria Giambelli, B. (1981.10.13 – 1996.04.10)
- Luigi Ferrando (1996.04.10 – present)
Source
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