The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Velho ( la, Archidioecesis Portus Veteris) is an
archdiocese located in the city 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 of ...
in Brazil.
History
* 1 May 1925: Established as Territorial Prelature of Porto Velho from the
Diocese of Amazonas and
Diocese of São Luíz de Cáceres
* 16 October 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Porto Velho
* 4 October 1982: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Velho
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
* Arch
bishop
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s of Porto Velho (
Latin Rite
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), below
**
Roque Paloschi (2015.10.14 - )
**
Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias,
Ist. del Prado (2011.11.30 - 2015.03.18), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão
**
Moacyr Grechi,
O.S.M. (1998.07.29 – 2011.11.30)
**
José Martins da Silva,
S.D.N. (1982.10.04 – 1997.09.03)
* Bishop of Porto Velho (Latin Rite), below
**
João Batista Costa,
S.D.B. (''see below'' 1979.10.16 – 1982.06.09)
* Prelates of Porto Velho (Latin Rite), below
** João Batista Costa, S.D.B. (1946.10.01 – 1979.10.16 ''see above'')
**
Pedro Massa, S.D.B. (Apostolic Administrator 1925.07.25 – 1946.10.01)
Coadjutor bishop
*
Antônio Sarto Antônio Sarto (February 27, 1926 – September 29, 2008) was the Brazilian bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Barra do Garças from his appointment on March 25, 1982, by Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; ...
, S.D.B. (1971-1982, including 1971-1979 as Coadjutor Prelate), did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
*
Antônio Fontinele de Melo
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, appointed Bishop of Humaitá, Amazonas in 2020
Suffragan dioceses
*
Diocese of Cruzeiro do Sul
*
Diocese of Guajará-Mirim
*
Diocese of Humaitá
*
Diocese of Ji-Paraná
*
Diocese of Rio Branco
*
Territorial Prelature of Lábrea
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Sources
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Brazil
Christian organizations established in 1925
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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