The Roman Catholic Diocese of Roraima ( la, Dioecesis Roraimensis) is a
diocese located in the state of
Roraima
Roraima (, ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil. Located in the country's North Region, it is the northernmost and most geographically and logistically isolated state in Brazil. It is bordered by the state of Pará to the southeast, Amazonas ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province of
Manaus
Manaus () is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. It is the seventh-largest city in Brazil, with an estimated 2020 population of 2,219,580 distributed over a land area of about . Located at the east center of the s ...
in Brazil.
History
* 1934: Established as Apostolic Administration of Rio Branco
* August 30, 1944: Promoted as Territorial Prelature of Rio Branco
* April 29, 1963: Renamed as Territorial Prelature of Roraima
* October 16, 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Roraima
Leadership
;Prelates of Roraima
*José Nepote-Fus, I.M.C. (18 April 1952 - December 1965) Resigned
*
Servílio Conti
Servílio Conti, I.M.C. (October 19, 1916 – September 14, 2014) was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. At the time of his death was one of the oldest Roman Catholic bishops and one of the oldest Italian bishops.
Conti was born i ...
, I.M.C. (1 January 1965 - 3 May 1975) Resigned
*
Aldo Mongiano
Aldo Mongiano, IMC (1 November 1919 – 15 April 2020) was an Italian-born Brazil-based bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.
Mongiano was born in Pontestura, Italy, and was ordained a priest on 3 June 1943, from the religious order of the Conso ...
, I.M.C. (14 May 1975 - 4 December 1979) appointed bishop of the diocese
;Bishops of Roraima
*Aldo Mongiano, I.M.C. (4 December 1979 Appointed - 26 June 1996) Resigned
*Apparecido José Dias, S.V.D. (26 June 1996 - 29 May 2004) Died
*Roque Paloschi (18 May 2005 – 14 October 2015)
*
Mário Antônio da Silva (22 June 2016 – present)
References
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
Christian organizations established in 1934
Roraima, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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