The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belém do Pará ( la, Archidioecesis Belemensis de Pará) is an
archdiocese
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 associate ...
located in the city of
Belém
Belém (; Portuguese for Bethlehem; initially called Nossa Senhora de Belém do Grão-Pará, in English Our Lady of Bethlehem of Great Pará) often called Belém of Pará, is a Brazilian city, capital and largest city of the state of Pará in t ...
in
Brazil
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. It covers and is organized into 80 parishes. The Archdiocese covers the municipalities of
Belém
Belém (; Portuguese for Bethlehem; initially called Nossa Senhora de Belém do Grão-Pará, in English Our Lady of Bethlehem of Great Pará) often called Belém of Pará, is a Brazilian city, capital and largest city of the state of Pará in t ...
Marituba
Marituba is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil. It is the smallest municipality of Pará and the smallest in all Northern Brazil.
See also
*List of municipalities in Pará
This is a list of the municipalities ...
* March 4, 1720: Established as Diocese of Belém do Pará from
Diocese of São Luís do Maranhão
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 associate ...
* May 1, 1906: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belém do Pará
Special churches
*Minor Basilicas:
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Basilica of Our Lady of Nazareth of Exile
The Basilica of Our Lady of Nazareth of Exile (also the Basilica of Belém; pt, Basílica Nossa Senhora de Nazaré do Desterro) is a minor basilica of the Catholic Church located in the city of Belém, Pará, Brazil. Its construction started in 1 ...
(''Basílica Santuário Nossa Senhora de Nazaré'')
*Cathedrals
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Our Lady of the Conception Cathedral, Abaetetuba
The Our Lady of the Conception Cathedral ( pt, Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição ) also called Abaetetuba Cathedral Is the main Catholic church of Abaetetuba, a city of the state of Pará, which is on the south bank of the Maratauíra river in ...
(''Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição'')
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Our Lady of Grace Cathedral, Belém
The Our Lady of Grace Cathedral ( pt, Catedral Nossa Senhora das Graças) also called Catedral Nossa Senhora de Belém. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belém do Pará and is located in the old quarter of the city in Belém in B ...
Roman Rite
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TOR
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* Mount Tor, Tasmania, Australia, an extinct volcano
* Tor Bay, Devon, England
* Tor River, Western New Guinea, Indonesia
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Antônio de Macedo Costa
Archbishop Antônio de Macedo Costa (7 Aug 1830 – 20 Mar 1891) was Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia and previously Bishop of Pará. He had been present at the First Vatican Council as a council father.Jerônimo Tomé da Silva (26 June 1890 – 12 September 1893), appointed Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia
# Antônio Manoel de Castilho Brandão (7 September 1894 – 5 June 1901), Appointed Bishop of Alagôas
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Francisco do Rego Maia
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* Santino Garsi (1542–1604), Italian lutenist and composer
* Santino Marella, ring name of WWE ...
(6 December 1906 – 19 January 1923), appointed Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas
# João Irineu Joffily (27 March 1924 – 1 May 1931)
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Antônio de Almeida Lustosa
Antônio de Almeida Lustosa (11 February 1886 - 14 August 1974) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate and professed member from the Salesians of Don Bosco. Lustosa served in two dioceses and two archdioceses in his career where he was reputed ...
, SDB (10 July 1931 – 19 July 1941), appointed Archbishop of Fortaleza, Ceara
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Jaime de Barros Câmara
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(15 September 1941 – 3 July 1943), appointed Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Cardinal in 1946)
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Mário de Miranda Villas-Boas
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(10 September 1944 – 23 October 1956), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia
# Alberto Gaudêncio Ramos (9 May 1957 – 4 July 1990)
# Vicente Joaquim Zico, CM (4 July 1990 – 13 October 2004)
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Orani João Tempesta
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, OCist (13 October 2004 – 19 April 2009), appointed Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Cardinal in 2014)
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Alberto Taveira Corrêa
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Milton Corrêa Pereira
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Alano Maria Pena Alano may refer to:
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, O.P. (1975-1976), appointed Coadjutor Prelate of Marabá, Para
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Carlos Verzeletti
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(1996-2004), appointed Bishop of Castanhal, Para
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Teodoro Mendes Tavares
Teodoro Mendes Tavares (born 7 January 1964) is a Cape Verdean clergyman and the first and only Cape Verdean-born bishop of any diocese in Brazil, he is currently the third Catholic bishop of Ponta de Pedras, covering the Marajó Archipelago in Pa ...
, C.S.Sp. (2011-2015), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Ponta de Pedras, Para
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Irineu Roman Irineu is the Portuguese version of the name Irenaeus.
This name is borne by:
People
*Irineu Calixto Couto
*Irineu Evangelista de Sousa
*Victor Irineu de Souza
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, C.S.I. (2014-2019), appointed Archbishop of Santarém, Para
* Antônio de Assis Ribeiro, S.D.B. (2017-)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
* Alberto Gaudêncio Ramos, appointed Bishop of Amazonas in 1948; later returned here as Archbishop
Diocese of Bragança do Pará
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 associate ...
Territorial Prelature of Cametá
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