The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guajará-Mirim (Latin: Dioecesis Guaiaramirensis) is a diocese located in the city of Guajará-Mirim in the ecclesiastical province of Porto Velho in Brazil.
Diocese of Guajará-Mirim Dioecesis Guaiaramirensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Porto Velho |
Statistics | |
Area | 89,700 km2 (34,600 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 218,500 130,200 (59.6%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 1 March 1929 (95 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora do Seringueiro |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Benedito Araújo |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Roque Paloschi |
Website | |
www.dgm.org.br |
History
edit- 1 March 1929: Established as Territorial Prelature of Guajará-Mirim from Territorial Prelature of Porto Velho and Diocese of São Luíz de Cáceres
- 16 October 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Guajará-Mirim
Bishops
editOrdinaries, in reverse chronological order
edit- Bishops of Guajará-Mirim (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Benedito Araújo (2011.12.09 - present)
- Bishop Geraldo João Paulo Roger Verdier (1980.07.31 – 2011.12.09)
- Prelates of Guajará-Mirim (Roman Rite), below
- Bishop Luiz Roberto Gomes de Arruda, T.O.R. (1966.03.12 – 1978.11.03)
- Bishop Francisco Xavier Elias Pedro Paulo Rey, T.O.R. (1945.05.19 – 1966.03.12)
Coadjutor bishops
edit- Luiz Roberto Gomes de Arruda, T.O.R. (1964-1966), as Coadjutor Prelate
- Benedito Araújo (2011)
Auxiliary bishop
edit- José María Pinheiro (1997-2003), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo
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