The Diocese of Óbidos ( la, Dioecesis Obidensis) is a
Roman Catholic
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diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
located in the city of
Óbidos. It was a suffragan of the
Ecclesiastical province
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of
Belém do Pará
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in Brazil until 6 November 2019 when it became a suffragan of the
Archdiocese of Santarém.
History
* On 10 April 1957, the Territorial Prelature of Óbidos was created from the
Territorial Prelature of Santarém
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* On 9 November 2011, the Territorial Prelature was elevated to a diocese
Leadership
; Bishops of Óbidos
* Bishop Bernardo Johannes Bahlmann, O.F.M. (9 November 2011 – present)
; Prelates of Óbidos
* Bishop Bernardo Johannes Bahlmann, O.F.M. (28 January 2009 - 9 November 2011)
* Bishop Martinho Lammers, O.F.M. (19 July 1976 – 28 January 2009)
* Bishop Constantino José Lüers, O.F.M. (13 April 1973 – 24 March 1976), appointed Bishop of Penedo, Alagoas
* Bishop João Floriano Loewenau, O.F.M. (12 September 1957 - 1972)
References
External links
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Christian organizations established in 1957
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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