Roman Catholic Diocese of Santarém, Brazil
| Diocese of Santarém Dioecesis Santaremensis Diocese de Santarém | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Belém do Pará |
| Metropolitan | Belém do Pará |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 171,906 km2 (66,373 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 447,000 295,936 (66.2%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 21 September 1903 (113 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of The Immaculate Conception in Santarém, Pará |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Flavio Giovenale, S.D.B. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Alberto Taveira Corrêa |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santarém (Latin: Dioecesis Santaremensis) is a diocese located in the city of Santarém in the Ecclesiastical province of Belém do Pará in Brazil.
History
- September 21, 1903: Established as Territorial Prelature of Santarém from the Diocese of Belém do Pará
- October 16, 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Santarém
Episcopal ordinaries
(all Roman Rite)
Territorial Prelates of Santarém
- Frederico Benito da Costa (1903 – 1907)
- Frederico Benício de Souza e Costa (22 September 1904 – 8 January 1907)
- Amando Agostino Bahlmann, OFM (10 January 1907 – 5 March 1939)
- Anselmo Pietrulla, OFM (13 December 1947 – 18 June 1949)
- João Floriano Loewenau, OFM (8 September 1950 – 12 September 1957)
- Tiago Miguel Ryan, OFM (31 January 1958 – 16 October 1979)
Bishops of Santarém
- Tiago Miguel Ryan, OFM (16 October 1979 – 27 November 1985)
- Lino Vomboemmel, OFM (27 November 1985 – 28 February 2007)
- Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias (28 February 2007 – 30 November 2011)
- Flávio Giovenale, SDB (19 September 2012 – )
Sources
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Wikisource has the text of a 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article about Santarem. |
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Santarem". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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