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Territorial Prelature Of Porto Velho
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Velho ( la, Archidioecesis Portus Veteris) is an archdiocese located in the city of Porto Velho in Brazil. History * 1 May 1925: Established as Territorial Prelature of Porto Velho from the Diocese of Amazonas and Diocese of São Luíz de Cáceres * 16 October 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Porto Velho * 4 October 1982: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Velho Bishops Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order * Archbishops of Porto Velho (Latin Rite), below ** Roque Paloschi (2015.10.14 - ) ** Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Ist. del Prado (2011.11.30 - 2015.03.18), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão ** Moacyr Grechi, O.S.M. (1998.07.29 – 2011.11.30) ** José Martins da Silva, S.D.N. (1982.10.04 – 1997.09.03) * Bishop of Porto Velho (Latin Rite), below ** João Batista Costa, S.D.B. (''see below'' 1979.10.16 – 1982.06.09) * Prelates of Porto Velho (Latin Rite), below ** João Batista Costa, S.D.B. (19 ...
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Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 States of Brazil, states and the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese language, Portuguese as an List of territorial entities where Portuguese is an official language, official language and the only one in the Americas; one of the most Multiculturalism, multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass Immigration to Brazil, immigration from around the world; and the most populous Catholic Church by country, Roman Catholic-majority country. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a Coastline of Brazi ...
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Antônio Sarto
Antônio Sarto (February 27, 1926 – September 29, 2008) was the Brazilian bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Barra do Garças from his appointment on March 25, 1982, by Pope John Paul II until his retirement on May 23, 2001. He remained Bishop Emeritus of Barra do Garças Barra do Garças is a city with a population of 61,135 located in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, around far from the capital city of Cuiabá. It was founded on 13 June 1924, but it became political independent just on 15 September 1948. Nowa ... until his death on September 29, 2008, at the age of 82. References and external links Catholic Hierarchy: Bishop Antônio Sarto, S.D.B. † 1926 births 2008 deaths People from Barra do Garças 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Brazil Roman Catholic bishops of Porto Velho Roman Catholic bishops of Barra do Garças {{Brazil-RC-bishop-stub ...
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Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province Of Porto Velho
Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter in the New Testament of the Christian Bible Roman or Romans may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music *Romans (band), a Japanese pop group * ''Roman'' (album), by Sound Horizon, 2006 * ''Roman'' (EP), by Teen Top, 2011 *"Roman (My Dear Boy)", a 2004 single by Morning Musume Film and television *Film Roman, an American animation studio * ''Roman'' (film), a 2006 American suspense-horror film * ''Romans'' (2013 film), an Indian Malayalam comedy film * ''Romans'' (2017 film), a British drama film * ''The Romans'' (''Doctor Who''), a serial in British TV series People *Roman (given name), a given name, including a list of people and fictional characters *Roman (surname), including a list of people named Roman or Romans *Ῥωμαῖ ...
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Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces In Brazil
Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter in the New Testament of the Christian Bible Roman or Romans may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Romans (band), a Japanese pop group * ''Roman'' (album), by Sound Horizon, 2006 * ''Roman'' (EP), by Teen Top, 2011 *" Roman (My Dear Boy)", a 2004 single by Morning Musume Film and television *Film Roman, an American animation studio * ''Roman'' (film), a 2006 American suspense-horror film * ''Romans'' (2013 film), an Indian Malayalam comedy film * ''Romans'' (2017 film), a British drama film * ''The Romans'' (''Doctor Who''), a serial in British TV series People *Roman (given name), a given name, including a list of people and fictional characters *Roman (surname), including a list of people named Roman or Romans *Ῥωμαá ...
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Roman Catholic Dioceses In Brazil
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Territorial Prelature Of Lábrea
A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal. In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or an administrative division is usually an area that is under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state. As a subdivision a territory is in most countries an organized division of an area that is controlled by a country but is not formally developed into, or incorporated into, a political unit of the country that is of equal status to other political units that may often be referred to by words such as "provinces" or "regions" or "states". In its narrower sense, it is "a geographic region, such as a colonial possession, that is dependent on an external government." Etymology The origins of the word "territory" begin with the Proto-Indo-European root ''ters'' ('to dry'). From this emerged the Latin word ''terra'' ('earth, land') and later the La ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Rio Branco
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rio Branco ( la, Dioecesis Fluminis Albi Superioris) is a Latin suffragan see in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Porto Velho (Rondônia), in the upper Amazon River basin). Its cathedral episcopal see is the Marian Catedral Nossa Senhora de Nazaré, dedicated to Our Lady of Nazareth, in the city of Rio Branco, Acre state, Brazil. History On 4 October 1919, Pope Benedict XV established the Territorial Prelature of Acre and Purus (Italian Acre e Purus), named after the Amazonian rivers Acre and Purus, on canonical territory split off from the then Diocese of Amazonas. Pope Pius XI changed the name of the prelature to the Territorial Prelature of São Peregrino Laziosi no Alto Acre e Alto Purus on 10 December 1926, but its original name was restored on 26 April 1958 by Pope Pius XII. The territorial prelature was elevated to a bishopric and hence renamed after its see as Diocese of Rio Branco by Saint John Paul II o ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Ji-Paraná
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ji-Paraná ( la, Dioecesis Giparanensis) is a diocese located in the city of Ji-Paraná in the ecclesiastical province of Porto Velho in Brazil. History * 3 January 1978: Established as Territorial Prelature of Vila Rondônia from the Territorial Prelature of Guajará-Mirim and Territorial Prelature of Porto Velho * 19 February 1983: Promoted as Diocese of Ji-Paraná * 23 December 1997: Lost territory, along with Diocese of Diamantino, to establish Diocese of Juína Leadership, in the chronological order * Prelate of Vila Rondônia (Roman Rite) ** Bishop José Martins da Silva, S.D.N. (1978.01.03 – 1982.10.04), appointed Archbishop of Porto Velho, Rondonia * Bishops of Ji-Paraná (Roman rite) ** Bishop Antônio Possamai, S.D.B. (1983.03.04 – 2007.04.11) ** Bishop Bruno Pedron, S.D.B. (2007.04.11 – 2019.06.05) ** Bishop Norbert Hans Christoph Foerster, S.V.D. (2020.12.02 – present) References GCatholic.orgDiocese website (Portuguese) ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Humaitá
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Humaitá ( la, Dioecesis Humaitanensis) is a diocese located in the city of Humaitá in the Ecclesiastical province of Porto Velho in Brazil. Ordinaries * José Domitrovitsch, S.D.B. † (5 Aug 1961 Appointed - 27 Feb 1962 Died) * Miguel d’Aversa, S.D.B. † (21 May 1962 Appointed - 6 Mar 1991 Retired) *José Jovêncio Balestieri, S.D.B. (6 Mar 1991 Appointed - 29 Jul 1998 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina) * Franz Josef Meinrad Merkel, C.S.Sp. (26 Jul 2000 Appointed - 12 Aug 2020 Retired) *Antônio Fontinele de Melo (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 José Jov ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Guajará-Mirim
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guajará-Mirim ( la, Dioecesis Guaiaramirensis) is a diocese located in the city of Guajará-Mirim in the Ecclesiastical province of Porto Velho in Brazil. 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. The Third Order Regular of St. Francis of Penance or simply the Third Order Regular of St. Francis ( la, Tertius Ordo Regularis Sancti Francisci) is a mendicant order rooted in the Third Order of St. Francis which was founded in 1221. The me ... (1966.03.12 – 197 ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Cruzeiro Do Sul
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cruzeiro do Sul ( la, Dioecesis Crucis Australis) is a suffragan see in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Velho, Acre (state), westernmost Amazonian Brazil. Its cathedral episcopal see is the Marian Catedral Nossa Senhora da Gloria, in the city of Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre. Statistics As per 2014, it pastorally served 230,966 Catholics (80.6% of 286,462 total) on 126,633 km² in 12 parishes and 99 missions with 25 priests (16 diocesan, 9 religious), 91 lay religious (16 brothers, 75 sisters) and 13 seminarians. History * On 22 May 1931, Pope Pius XI established the Territorial Prelature of Juruá, on canonical territory split off from the then Territorial Prelature of Tefé (later Apostolic Prefecture). * Pope John Paul II elevated the prelature to Diocese of Cruzeiro do Sul on 25 June 1987. Bishops Episcopal ordinaries ;(Territorial) (Bishop-)Prelates of Juruá * Heinrich Ritter (bishop), Holy Ghost Fathe ...
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Antônio Fontinele De Melo
Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 200 since the mid 20th century. In the English language it is translated as Anthony, and has some female derivatives: Antonia, Antónia, Antonieta, Antonietta, and Antonella'. It also has some male derivatives, such as Anthonio, Antón, Antò, Antonis, Antoñito, Antonino, Antonello, Tonio, Tono, Toño, Toñín, Tonino, Nantonio, Ninni, Totò, Tó, Tonini, Tony, Toni, Toninho, Toñito, and Tõnis. The Portuguese equivalent is António ( Portuguese orthography) or Antônio (Brazilian Portuguese). In old Portuguese the form Antão was also used, not just to differentiate between older and younger but also between more and less important. In Galician ...
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