Roman Catholic Diocese of Ji Paraná

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Rite Latin Rite Bishop Bruno Pedron, S.D.B. Phone +55 69 3416-4200		Pope Francis Area 120,000 km² Country Brazil
Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)709,938480,000 (67.6%) Established 3 January 1978 (39 years ago) Cathedral Catedral São João Bosco Address Av. Mal. Rondon, 338 - Bairro Centro, Ji-Paraná - RO, 78961-390, Brazil Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Velho Similar Paróquia São Sebastião, Catedral São João Bosco, Entidade de Obras Sociais d, Casa da Lavoura, Entidade de Obras Sociais d

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ji-Paraná (Latin: Dioecesis Giparanensis) is a diocese located in the city of Ji-Paraná in the Ecclesiastical province of Porto Velho in Brazil.

History

3 January 1978: Established as Territorial Prelature of Vila Rondônia from the Territorial Prelature of Guajará-Mirim and Territorial Prelature of Porto Velho

19 February 1983: Promoted as Diocese of Ji-Paraná

Leadership

Bishops of Ji-Paraná (Roman rite)

Bishop Bruno Pedron, S.D.B. (2007.04.11 – present)

Bishop Antônio Possamai, S.D.B. (1983.03.04 – 2007.04.11)

Prelates of Vila Rondônia (Roman Rite)

Bishop José Martins da Silva, S.D.N. (later Archbishop) (1978.01.03 – 1982.10.04)

References

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ji-Paraná Wikipedia

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