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Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança do Pará

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Parishes
  
25

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Brazil

Cathedral
  
Pará

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
68,316 km²

Bishop
  
Luigi Ferrando

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Alberto Taveira Corrêa

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Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2012) 1,038,000 734,000 (70.7%)

Established
  
14 April 1928 (88 years ago)

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belém do Pará

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.

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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)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança do Pará Wikipedia
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