Roman Catholic Diocese of Óbidos

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Rite Latin Rite Area 182,960 km² Country Brazil		Pope Francis Phone +55 93 3547-1296 Metropolitan archbishop Alberto Taveira Corrêa
Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)201,063167,379 (83.2%) Established 10 April 1957 (59 years ago) Cathedral Cathedral of St Anne in Óbidos, Pará Emeritus Bishops Martinho Lammers, O.F.M. Address 138, Tv. Bom Jesus, 14 - Centro, Óbidos - PA, 68250-000, Brazil Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belém do Pará

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

Leadership

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)

References

Roman Catholic Diocese of Óbidos Wikipedia

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