Roman Catholic Diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira

Diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira Dioecesis Cachoëirensis
Cathedral of St. Gabriel
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Manaus
Statistics
Area	286,866 km2 (110,760 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004) 62,000 56,000 (90.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	1 May 1925 (96 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral São Gabriel
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop
Metropolitan Archbishop	Sérgio Eduardo Castriani, C.S.Sp.
Bishops emeritus	Walter Ivan de Azevedo

The Roman Catholic Diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira (Latin: Dioecesis Cachoëirensis) is a diocese located in the city of São Gabriel da Cachoeira in the Ecclesiastical province of Manaus in Brazil.

The Bishop is Mgr . He was named on March, 4th, 2009, and was blessed on May, 24th, 2009.

History[]

• May 1, 1925: Established as Territorial Prelature of Rio Negro
• October 30, 1980: Promoted as Diocese of Rio Negro
• October 21, 1981: Renamed as Diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira

Bishops[]

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order[]

• Bishops of São Gabriel da Cachoeira (Roman rite), below
  • Bishop (2009.03.04 - present)
  • Bishop José Song Sui-Wan, S.D.B. (宋瑞雲) (2002.01.23 – 2009.03.04)
  • Bishop , S.D.B. (1988.02.27 – 2002.01.23)
  • Bishop , S.D.B. (1981.10.21 – 1988.02.27)
• Bishops of Rio Negro (Roman Rite), below
  • Bishop , S.D.B. (1980.10.30 – 1981.10.21)
• Prelates of Rio Negro (Roman Rite), below
  • Bishop , S.D.B. (1967.06.13 – 1980.10.30)
  • Bishop , S.D.B. (1941.04.05 – 1967.06.13)

Coadjutor bishops[]

• , S.D.B. (1949-1961), as Coadjutor Prelate; did not succeed to see; appointed Prelate of Humaitá, Amazonas
• , S.D.B. (1962-1967), as Coadjutor Prelate; did not succeed to see
• , S.D.B. (1986-1988)

References[]

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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