Roman Catholic Diocese of Zé Doca

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Rite Latin Rite Bishop Carlo Ellena Country Brazil		Pope Francis Area 40,000 km²
Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)284,932260,000 (91.2%) Established 16 October 1961 (55 years ago) Cathedral Catedral Santo Antônio de Pádua Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão

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

History

16 October 1961: Established as Territorial Prelature of Cândido Mendes from the Territorial Prelature of Pinheiro

13 October 1983: Promoted as Diocese of Cândido Mendes

5 July 1991: Renamed as Diocese of Zé Doca

Bishops of Zé Doca (Roman rite)

Bishop Jan Kot (2014.07.23-present)

Bishop Carlo Ellena (2004.02.18 – 2014.07.23)

Bishop Walmir Alberto Valle, I.M.C. (1985.11.05 – 2002.11.06)

Bishops of Cândido Mendes (Roman Rite)

Bishop Guido Maria Casullo (1983.10.13 – 1985.11.05)

Prelates of Cândido Mendes (Roman Rite)

Bishop Guido Maria Casullo (1965.12.20 – 1983.10.13)

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