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Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponta de Pedras

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Coadjutor
  
Teodoro Mendes Tavares

Country
  
Brazil

Pope
  
Francis

Area
  
14,283 km²

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Alberto Taveira Corrêa

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 120,000 108,000 (90,7%)

Established
  
25 June 1963 (53 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Ponta de Pedras

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belém do Pará

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponta de Pedras (Latin: Dioecesis Petrosi Culminis) is a diocese located in the city of Ponta de Pedras in the Ecclesiastical province of Belém do Pará in Brazil.

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History

  • June 25, 1963: Established as Territorial Prelature of Ponta de Pedras from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belém do Pará
  • October 16, 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Ponta de Pedras

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Ponta de Pedras (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Alessio Saccardo, S.J. (2002.01.16 – present)
  • Bishop Angelo Maria Rivato, S.J. (83) (1979.10.16 – 2002.01.16)
  • Prelates of Ponta de Pedras (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Angelo Maria Rivato, S.J. (1965.04.29 – 1979.10.16)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponta de Pedras Wikipedia
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