The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pinheiro ( la, Dioecesis Pinerensis) is a diocese located in the city of Pinheiro in the Ecclesiastical province of São Luís do Maranhão in Brazil.

History

* 22 July 1939: Established as Territorial Prelature of Pinheiro from the Territorial Prelature of São José do Grajaú and Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão * 16 October 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Pinheiro

Bishops

* Apostolic Administrator ** Carlos Carmelo de Vasconcellos Motta † (1940 - 1944) Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão *Prelates of Pinheiro (Roman Rite) **José Maria Lemerder † (1944 - 1946) Died **Alfonso Maria Ungarelli, M.S.C. † (13 Nov 1948 - 1 Mar 1975) Retired ** Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C. (17 Jun 1975 - 12 Feb 1979) Appointed, Bishop of Tricarico **Ricardo Pedro Paglia, M.S.C. (3 Jul 1979 - 16 Oct 1979) Appointed Bishop here * Bishops of Pinheiro (Roman rite) **Ricardo Pedro Paglia, M.S.C. (16 Oct 1979 – 17 Oct 2012) Retired **Elio Rama, I.M.C. (17 Oct 2012–present)

Auxiliary bishops

* Guido Maria Casullo (1963-1965), appointed Prelate of Cândido Mendes, Maranhão * Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C. (1970-1975), appointed Prelate here

References

GCatholic.org

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