Roman Catholic Diocese of Guajará-Mirim
Diocese of Guajará-Mirim Dioecesis Guaiaramirensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Porto Velho |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 89,700 km2 (34,600 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2006) 218,500 130,200 (59.6%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 1 March 1929 (92 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora do Seringueiro |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | |
| Website | |
| www.dgm.org.br | |
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.
History[]
- 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[]
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order[]
- 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 , T.O.R. (1966.03.12 – 1978.11.03)
- Bishop , T.O.R. (1945.05.19 – 1966.03.12)
Coadjutor bishops[]
- , T.O.R. (1964-1966), as Coadjutor Prelate
- (2011)
Auxiliary bishop[]
- (1997-2003), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo
References[]
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- Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
- Christian organizations established in 1929
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Porto Velho
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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