The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alto Solimões () is a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, 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 Roman province, prov ...
located in the city of
Tabatinga
Tabatinga, originally Forte de São Francisco Xavier de Tabatinga, is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the Tres Fronteras, Três Fronteiras area of Western Amazonas. It is in the Brazilian States of Brazil, state of Amazonas (Brazilia ...
in the
ecclesiastical province
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of
Manaus
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in Brazil.
History
* May 23, 1910: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Alto Solimões from the
Diocese of Amazonas
* August 11, 1950: Promoted as Territorial Prelature of Alto Solimões
* August 14, 1991: Promoted as Diocese of Alto Solimões
Bishops
* Prefects apostolic of Alto Solimões (
Latin Church
The Latin Church () is the largest autonomous () particular church within the Catholic Church, whose members constitute the vast majority of the 1.3 billion Catholics. The Latin Church is one of 24 Catholic particular churches and liturgical ...
)
**
Evangelista Galea (6 Sep 1910 – 1938)
**
Tomaz M. de Marcellano (1938 – 1945)
**
Venceslao da Spoleto (8 Nov 1946 – 1950)
**Wesceslau Nazareno Ponte de Spoleto (Apostolic Administrator 4 Sep 1950 – 1952)
* Prelates of Alto Solimões (Latin Church)
**
Wesceslau Nazareno Ponte de Spoleto (1952 – 1952)
**
Cesário Alexandre Minali (1 Mar 1955 – 9 Apr 1958), appointed Prelate of Carolina, Maranhão
** Adalberto Domingos Marzi (Apostolic administrator 8 Apr 1959 – 4 Feb 1961)
**
Adalberto Domingos Marzi (4 Feb 1961 – 12 Sep 1990)
*
Bishop
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s of Alto Solimões (Latin Church)
**
Evangelista Alcimar Caldas Magalhães (12 Sep 1990 – 20 May 2015)
**
Adolfo Zon Pereira Adolfo may refer to:
* Adolfo, São Paulo, a Brazilian municipality
* Adolfo (designer)
Adolfo Faustino Sardiña (February 15, 1923 – November 27, 2021), professionally known as Adolfo, was a Cuban-born American fashion designer who started out a ...
, S.X. (20 May 2015 – present)
Coadjutor bishop
*
Adolfo Zon Pereira Adolfo may refer to:
* Adolfo, São Paulo, a Brazilian municipality
* Adolfo (designer)
Adolfo Faustino Sardiña (February 15, 1923 – November 27, 2021), professionally known as Adolfo, was a Cuban-born American fashion designer who started out a ...
, S.X. (2014-2015)
References
Catholic Hierarchy.org: Roman Catholic Diocese of Alto Solimões
Alto Solimoes
Amazonas (Brazilian state)
Tres Fronteras
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Manaus
1910 establishments in Brazil
Christian organizations established in 1910
Alto Solimoes
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