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 province | Porto Velho |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 89,700 km2 (34,600 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 218,500 130,200 (59.6%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 1 March 1929 (94 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora do Seringueiro |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Benedito Araújo |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Roque 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
- 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 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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