Roman Catholic Diocese of Alto Solimões
Diocese of Alto Solimões Dioecesis Solimões Superioris | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Manaus |
Statistics | |
Area | 130,240 km2 (50,290 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 169,000 98,000 (58.0%) |
Information | |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 23 May 1910 (111 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Santos Anjos da Guarda, Tabatinga |
Co-cathedral | Co-Catedral São Paulo Apóstolo, São Paulo de Olivença |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Sérgio Eduardo Castriani |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alto Solimões (Latin: Dioecesis Solimões Superioris) is a diocese located in the city of Tabatinga in the Ecclesiastical province of Manaus in Brazil.
History[]
- May 23, 1910: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Alto Solimões from the Diocese of Amazonas
- August 11, 1950: Promoted as Territorial Prelature of Alto Solimões
- August 14, 1991: Promoted as Diocese of Alto Solimões
Bishops[]
- Prefects apostolic of Alto Solimões (Latin Church)
- (6 Sep 1910 – 1938)
- (1938 – 1945)
- (8 Nov 1946 – 1950)
- Wesceslau Nazareno Ponte de Spoleto (Apostolic Administrator 4 Sep 1950 – 1952)
- Prelates of Alto Solimões (Latin Church)
- (1952 – 1952)
- (1 Mar 1955 – 9 Apr 1958), appointed Prelate of Carolina, Maranhão
- Adalberto Domingos Marzi (Apostolic administrator 8 Apr 1959 – 4 Feb 1961)
- (4 Feb 1961 – 12 Sep 1990)
- Bishops of Alto Solimões (Latin Church)
- (12 Sep 1990 – 20 May 2015)
- , S.X. (20 May 2015 - present)
Coadjutor bishop[]
- , S.X. (2014-2015)
References[]
Coordinates: 4°13′45″S 69°56′17″W / 4.2291°S 69.9381°W
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
- Amazonas (Brazilian state)
- Tres Fronteras
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Manaus
- 1910 establishments in Brazil
- Christian organizations established in 1910
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Amazonas (Brazilian state) geography stubs
- Brazilian Roman Catholic diocese stubs