Roman Catholic Diocese of Abaetetuba
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Diocese of Abaetetuba
Dioecesis Abaëtetubensis
Diocese de Abaetetuba
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Belém do Pará |
Metropolitan | Belém do Pará |
Statistics | |
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Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2012) 490,000 351,000 (71.6%) |
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Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 4 August 1981 (43 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception in Abaetetuba |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | José Maria Chaves dos Reis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Alberto Taveira Corrêa |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Abaetetuba (Latin: Dioecesis Abaëtetubensis) is a diocese located in the city of Abaetetuba in the Ecclesiastical province of Belém do Pará in Brazil.
History
- 25 November 1961: Established as Territorial Prelature of Abaeté do Tocantins from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belém do Pará
- 4 August 1981: Promoted as Diocese of Abaetetuba
Leadership
- Prelates of Abaeté do Tocantins (Latin Church)
- Giovanni Gazza (12 November 1962 – 19 September 1966)
- Bishops of Abaetetuba (Latin Church)
- Angelo Frosi, S.X. (2 February 1970 – 28 June 1995)
- Flávio Giovenale, S.D.B. (8 October 1997 – 16 December 2012); transferred to be Bishop of Santarem[1]
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