Roman Catholic Diocese of Óbidos

Diocese of Óbidos Dioecesis Obidensis Diocese de Óbidos
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Belém do Pará
Metropolitan	Belém do Pará
Statistics
Area	182,960 km² (70,640 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 201,063 167,379 (83.2%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	10 April 1957 (60 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Anne in Óbidos, Pará
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Bernardo Johannes Bahlmann, O.F.M.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Alberto Taveira Corrêa
Emeritus Bishops	Martinho Lammers, O.F.M.
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Óbidos (Latin: Dioecesis Obidensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese located in the city of Óbidos in the Ecclesiastical province of Belém do Pará in Brazil.

History

On April 10, 1957, the Territorial Prelature of Óbidos was created from the Territorial Prelature of Santarém
On November 9, 2011, the Territorial Prelature was elevated to a diocese

Bishops of Óbidos (Roman rite)
- Bishop Bernardo Johannes Bahlmann, O.F.M. (November 9, 2011 - present)
Prelates of Óbidos (Roman rite)
- Bishop Bernardo Johannes Bahlmann, O.F.M. (January 28, 2009 - November 9, 2011)
- Bishop Martinho Lammers, O.F.M. (July 19, 1976 - January 28, 2009)
- Bishop Constantino José Lüers, O.F.M. (April 13, 1973 - March 24, 1976)
- Bishop João Floriano Loewenau, O.F.M. (September 12, 1957 - 1972)

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