The Diocese of Marabá ( la, Dioecesis Marabensis) is a

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ecclesiastic territory or

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of the

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. Its

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is Marabá. The Diocese of Marabá is in the

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of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Belém do Pará.

History

* December 20, 1969: Established as Territorial Prelature of Marabá from the

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* October 16, 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Marabá

Bishops

Ordinaries (in reverse chronological order)

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s of Marabá ** Bishop

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(2012.10.10 Oct 2012 - ) ** Bishop

José Foralosso Giuseppe "José" Foralosso (March 15, 1938 – August 22, 2012) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Marabá, Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the larg ...

, S.D.B. (2000.01.12 – 2012.04.25) ** Bishop

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(1990.04.18 – 1998.11.11), appointed Bishop of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso ** Bishop

Altamiro Rossato Altamiro Rossato (23 June 1925 – 13 May 2014) was a Brazilian Catholic prelate and Archbishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Alegre. He was Archbishop of Porto Alegre from 1991 till 2001. Biography Rossato was born in Campi ...

, C.SS.R. (1985.12.08 – 1989.03.15), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul ** Bishop

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, O.P. (1979.10.16 – 1985.07.11), appointed Bishop of Itapeva, São Paulo; future Archbishop * Prelates of Marabá ** Bishop Alano Maria Pena, O.P. (1976.11.10 – 1979.10.16); future Archbishop ** Bishop

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, O.P. (1969.12.20 – 1976.11.10) * Prelates of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia ** Bishop

, O.P. † (1951.02.20 - 1969.12.20) ** Bishop Sebastião Thomás, O.P. (1924.12.18 - 1945.12.19) ** Bishop Raymond Dominique Carrerot, O.P. † (1912.08.26 - 1920.07.30), appointed Bishop of Porto Nacional, Tocantins

Coadjutor prelates

Tomás Balduino Tomás Balduíno, O.P. (born Paulo Balduino de Sousa Décio, December 31, 1922 – May 2, 2014) was a diocesan bishop of the Catholic Church in Brazil. Biography Tomás Balduíno was born in Posse, Goiás, and was ordained a priest on July 4, ...

, O.P. (1967); did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Goiás *

Estêvão Cardoso de Avellar Estêvão Cardoso de Avellar (November 4, 1917 – December 3, 2009) was a Brazilian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. Biography Cardoso de Avella was born in Três Corações, Três Corações, Brazil, and was ordained a priest on October ...

, O.P. (1971-1976); did not succeed to see; appointed Prelate of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Para *

, O.P. (1976-1985)

Sources

GCatholic.org

Diocese website
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