Roman Catholic Diocese of Humaitá

Diocese of Humaitá Dioecesis Humaitanensis
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Conception
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Porto Velho
Statistics
Area	109,000 km2 (42,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2006) 100,000 70,000 (70.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	26 June 1961 (60 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop Elect
Metropolitan Archbishop
Bishops emeritus	, C.S.Sp.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Humaitá (Latin: Dioecesis Humaitanensis) is a diocese located in the city of Humaitá in the Ecclesiastical province of Porto Velho in Brazil.

Ordinaries[]

• , S.D.B. † (5 Aug 1961 Appointed - 27 Feb 1962 Died)
• , S.D.B. † (21 May 1962 Appointed - 6 Mar 1991 Retired)
• , S.D.B. (6 Mar 1991 Appointed - 29 Jul 1998 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina)
• , C.S.Sp. (26 Jul 2000 Appointed - 12 Aug 2020 Retired)
• (12 Aug 2020 Appointed - )

History[]

• 26 June 1961: Established as Territorial Prelature of Humaitá from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manaus and Territorial Prelature of Porto Velho
• 16 October 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Humaitá

Leadership, in reverse chronological order[]

• Bishops of Humaitá (Roman rite), below
  • Bishop Franz Josef Meinrad Merkel, C.S.Sp. (2000.07.26 – present)
  • Bishop , S.D.B. (1991.03.06 – 1998.07.29)
  • Bishop , S.D.B. (1979.10.16 – 1991.03.06)
• Prelates of Humaitá (Roman Rite), below
  • Bishop Miguel D’Aversa, S.D.B. (1962.05.21 – 1979.10.16)
  • Bishop , S.D.B. (1961.08.05 – 1962.02.27)

References[]

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

Coordinates: 7°30′23″S 63°01′14″W / 7.5064°S 63.0205°W / -7.5064; -63.0205

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