Roman Catholic Diocese of Guajará-Mirim

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.

Diocese of Guajará-Mirim

Dioecesis Guaiaramirensis
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provincePorto Velho
Statistics
Area89,700 km2 (34,600 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2006)
218,500
130,200 (59.6%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established1 March 1929 (91 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nossa Senhora do Seringueiro
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopBenedito Araújo
Metropolitan ArchbishopRoque Paloschi
Website
www.dgm.org.br

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
  • Prelates of Guajará-Mirim (Roman Rite), below
    • Bishop Luiz Roberto Gomes de Arruda, T.O.R. (1966.03.12 – 1978.11.03)
    • Bishop Francisco Xavier Elias Pedro Paulo Rey, T.O.R. (1945.05.19 – 1966.03.12)

Coadjutor bishops

  • Luiz Roberto Gomes de Arruda, T.O.R. (1964-1966), as Coadjutor Prelate
  • Benedito Araújo (2011)

Auxiliary bishop

  • José María Pinheiro (1997-2003), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo

References


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