The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guajará-Mirim ( la, Dioecesis Guaiaramirensis) is a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, 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 Roman province, pro ...
located in the city of
Guajará-Mirim
Guajará-Mirim is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. It is located at an altitude of 128 meters. Its population was 46,556 (2020) and its area is 24,856 km².IBGE /ref>
Location
Guajará-Mirim lies along the Mamoré River, j ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province
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of
Porto Velho
Porto Velho (, ''Old Port'') is the capital of the Brazilian state of Rondônia, in the upper Amazon River basin, and a Catholic Metropolitan Archbishopric. The population is 548,952 people (as of the IBGE 2021 estimation). Located on the border ...
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
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 ...
* 16 October 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Guajará-Mirim
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
*
Bishop
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s 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.
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(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
GCatholic.orgDiocese website (Portuguese)
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Christian organizations established in 1929
Guajará-Mirim, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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