The Roman Catholic Diocese of Roraima ( la, Dioecesis Roraimensis) is a
diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associ ...
located in the state of
Roraima
Roraima (, ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil. Located in the country's North Region, it is the northernmost and most geographically and logistically isolated state in Brazil. It is bordered by the state of Pará to the southeast, Amazonas ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of sev ...
of
Manaus
Manaus () is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. It is the seventh-largest city in Brazil, with an estimated 2020 population of 2,219,580 distributed over a land area of about . Located at the east center of the s ...
in Brazil.
History
* 1934: Established as Apostolic Administration of Rio Branco
* August 30, 1944: Promoted as Territorial Prelature of Rio Branco
* April 29, 1963: Renamed as Territorial Prelature of Roraima
* October 16, 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Roraima
Leadership
;Prelates of Roraima
*José Nepote-Fus, I.M.C. (18 April 1952 - December 1965) Resigned
*
Servílio Conti, I.M.C. (1 January 1965 - 3 May 1975) Resigned
*
Aldo Mongiano, I.M.C. (14 May 1975 - 4 December 1979) appointed bishop of the diocese
;Bishops of Roraima
*Aldo Mongiano, I.M.C. (4 December 1979 Appointed - 26 June 1996) Resigned
*Apparecido José Dias, S.V.D. (26 June 1996 - 29 May 2004) Died
*Roque Paloschi (18 May 2005 – 14 October 2015)
*
Mário Antônio da Silva
Mário Antônio da Silva (born 17 October 1966) is a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Roman Catholic Diocese of Roraima, Bishop of Roraima since June 2016. He was previously auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of ...
(22 June 2016 – present)
References
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Christian organizations established in 1934
Roraima, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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