Roman Catholic Diocese of Alto Solimões

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Rite Latin Rite Area 130,240 km² Country Brazil		Pope Francis Phone +55 97 3412-2514

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)169,00098,000 (58.0%) Established 23 May 1910 (106 years ago) Cathedral Catedral Santos Anjos da Guarda,Tabatinga Co-cathedral Co-Catedral São Paulo Apóstolo,São Paulo de Olivença Address R. Pedro Teixeira, 97-197, Tabatinga - AM, 69640-000, Brazil Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manaus

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alto Solimões (Latin: Dioecesis Solimões Superioris) is a diocese located in the city of Tabatinga in the Ecclesiastical province of Manaus in Brazil.

History

May 23, 1910: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Alto Solimões from the Diocese of Amazonas

August 11, 1950: Promoted as Territorial Prelature of Alto Solimões

August 14, 1991: Promoted as Diocese of Alto Solimões

Leadership

Prefects Apostolic of Alto Solimões (Latin Rite)

Evangelista Galea, O.F.M. Cap. (1910.09.06 – 1938)

Tomaz M. de Marcellano (1938 – 1945)

Venceslao da Spoleto, O.F.M. Cap. (1946.11.08 – 1950)

Wesceslau Nazareno Ponte de Spoleto, O.F.M. Cap. (Apostolic Administrator 1950.09.04 – 1952)

Prelates of Alto Solimões (Latin Rite)

Wesceslau Nazareno Ponte de Spoleto, O.F.M. Cap. (1952 – 1952)

Cesário Alexandre Minali, O.F.M. Cap. (1955.03.01 – 1958.04.09)

Adalberto Domingos Marzi, O.F.M. Cap. (Apostolic Administrator 1959.04.08 – 1961.02.04)

Adalberto Domingos Marzi, O.F.M. Cap. (1961.02.04 – 1990.09.12)

Bishops of Alto Solimões (Latin Rite)

Evangelista Alcimar Caldas Magalhães, O.F.M. Cap. (1990.09.12 – present)

References

Roman Catholic Diocese of Alto Solimões Wikipedia

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