The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponta de Pedras ( la, Dioecesis Petrosi Culminis) 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
Ponta de Pedras
Ponta de Pedras is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Pará. Its population as of 2020 is estimated to be 31,549 people. The area of the municipality is 3,365.126 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion Marajó and to the microregio ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction
Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United State ...
of
Belém do Pará
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.
History
* June 25, 1963: Established as Territorial Prelature of Ponta de Pedras from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belém do Pará
* October 16, 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Ponta de Pedras
Bishops
Ordinaries (in reverse chronological order)
*
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 Ponta de Pedras (Roman rite)
** Bishop
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. (2015.09.23 - )
** Bishop Alessio Saccardo, S.J. (2002.01.16 – 2015.09.23)
** Bishop
Angelo Maria Rivato
Angelo Maria Rivato (December 3, 1924 – August 20, 2011) was the first Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponta de Pedras, Diocese of Ponta de Pedras, Brazil.
Born in Italy, Rivato was ordained to the priesthood for the Society ...
, S.J. (83) (1979.10.16 – 2002.01.16)
* Prelates of Ponta de Pedras (Roman rite)
** Bishop Angelo Maria Rivato, S.J. (1965.04.29 – 1979.10.16)
Coadjutor bishop
*
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. (2015)
Sources
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Christian organizations established in 1963
Ponta de Pedras, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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