Roman Catholic Diocese of Coroatá

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Rite Latin Rite Area 18,744 km²		Pope Francis Country Brazil

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2006)501,418401,134 (80.0%) Established 26 August 1977 (39 years ago) Cathedral Catedral Nossa Senhora da Piedade Bishop Sebastião Bandeira Coêlho Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coroatá (Latin: Dioecesis Coroatensis) is a diocese located in the city of Coroatá in the Ecclesiastical province of São Luís do Maranhão in Brazil.

History

26 August 1977: Established as Diocese of Coroatá from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão

Bishops of Coroatá (Roman rite)

Reinaldo Ernst Enrich (Heribert) Pünder † (5 May 1978 - 16 Jan 2011) Died

Sebastião Bandeira Coêlho (16 Jan 2011 - present)

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