Roman Catholic Diocese of Abaetetuba

Diocese of Abaetetuba
Dioecesis Abaëtetubensis
Diocese de Abaetetuba
Location
Country  Brazil
Ecclesiastical province Belém do Pará
Metropolitan Belém do Pará
Statistics
Area 28,256 km2 (10,910 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2012)
490,000
351,000 (71.6%)
Information
Rite Roman Rite
Established 4 August 1981 (37 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception in Abaetetuba
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop José Maria Chaves dos Reis
Metropolitan Archbishop Alberto Taveira Corrêa

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

History

  • 25 November 1961: Established as Territorial Prelature of Abaeté do Tocantins from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belém do Pará
  • 4 August 1981: Promoted as Diocese of Abaetetuba

Leadership

  • Prelates of Abaeté do Tocantins (Latin Church)
    • Giovanni Gazza (12 November 1962 – 19 September 1966)
  • Bishops of Abaetetuba (Latin Church)
    • Angelo Frosi, S.X. (2 February 1970 – 28 June 1995)
    • Flávio Giovenale, S.D.B. (8 October 1997 – 16 December 2012); transferred to be Bishop of Santarem[1]

Churches

References

  1. ↑ http://caritas.org.br/novo/2013/01/18/dom-flavio-giovenale-assume-diocese-de-santarem/
  2. ↑ "Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição Cathedral of Our Lady of Conception Abaetetuba, PARÁ, Brazil". GCatholic.org. 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-02.

Coordinates: 1°43′23″S 48°53′15″W / 1.7230°S 48.8876°W / -1.7230; -48.8876

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