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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zé Doca ( la, Dioecesis Zedocanus) is a
diocese In 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 provinces were administratively associ ...
located in the city of
Zé Doca Zé Doca is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil. See also *List of municipalities in Maranhão This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Maranhão (MA), located in the Northeast Region of Bra ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of sev ...
of São Luís do Maranhão in Brazil. Until 1985, it was known as the Diocese of Cândido Mendes.


History

* 16 October 1961: Established as Territorial Prelature of Cândido Mendes from the Territorial Prelature of Pinheiro * 13 October 1983: Promoted as Diocese of Cândido Mendes * 5 July 1991: Renamed as Diocese of Zé Doca


Bishops

*
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 ...
s of Zé Doca (Roman rite), below ** Bishop Jan Kot (2014.07.23-present) ** Bishop Carlo Ellena (2004.02.18 – 2014.07.23) ** Bishop Walmir Alberto Valle, I.M.C. (1985.11.05 – 2002.11.06), ''diocese renamed 1991.07.05''; appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Joaçaba, Santa Catarina * Bishop of Cândido Mendes (Roman Rite), below ** Bishop Guido Maria Casullo (1983.10.13 – 1985.11.05) * Prelate of Cândido Mendes (Roman Rite), below ** Bishop Guido Maria Casullo (1965.12.20 – 1983.10.13)


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