The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ji-Paraná ( la, Dioecesis Giparanensis) 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

Ji-Paraná Ji-Paraná is the second most populous municipality in the Brazilian state of Rondônia, with a population of 130,009, and the 16th most populous city of the Brazilian North Region, the 210th most populous city of Brazil, and the 113th of the Braz ...

in the

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of Porto Velho in Brazil.

History

* 3 January 1978: Established as Territorial Prelature of Vila Rondônia from the

Territorial Prelature of Guajará-Mirim 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 a ...

and

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 Am ...

* 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 José Martins da Silva (June 14, 1936 – January 29, 2015) was a Roman Catholic archbishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1963, Martins da Silva was named bishop in 1978 and then Archbishop of Porto Velho, Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ...

, S.D.N. (1978.01.03 – 1982.10.04), appointed Archbishop of Porto Velho, Rondonia *

Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

s of Ji-Paraná (Roman rite) ** Bishop

Antônio Possamai Antônio Possamai S.D.B. (5 April 1929 – 27 October 2018) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop. Possamai was born in Brazil and was ordained to the priesthood in 1957. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ji-Paraná The ...

, S.D.B. (1983.03.04 – 2007.04.11) ** Bishop

Bruno Pedron Bruno Pedron S.D.B. (3 June 1944 – 17 June 2022) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate. Pedron was born in Torreglia, Italy and was ordained to the priesthood in 1974. He served as coadjutor bishop and bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese ...

, S.D.B. (2007.04.11 – 2019.06.05) ** Bishop Norbert Hans Christoph Foerster,

S.V.D. The Society of the Divine Word ( la, Societas Verbi Divini), abbreviated SVD and popularly called the Verbites or the Divine Word Missionaries, and sometimes the Steyler Missionaries, is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of Pontifical Ri ...

(2020.12.02 – present)

References

GCatholic.org

Diocese website (Portuguese)
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil Christian organizations established in 1978 Ji-Paraná, Roman Catholic Diocese of Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century

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