The Roman Catholic Diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira () is a

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located in the city of

São Gabriel da Cachoeira São Gabriel da Cachoeira (Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Saint Gabriel of the Waterfall'') is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality located on the northern shore of the Rio Negro (Amazon), Rio Negro River, in the region of Cabeça do Ca ...

in the

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in Brazil. The Bishop is Mgr

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. He was named on March, 4th, 2009, and was blessed on May, 24th, 2009.

History

* May 1, 1925: Established as Territorial Prelature of Rio Negro * October 30, 1980: Promoted as Diocese of Rio Negro * October 21, 1981: Renamed as Diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

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s of São Gabriel da Cachoeira (Roman rite), below ** Bishop

(2009.03.04 - present) ** Bishop José Song Sui-Wan, S.D.B. (宋瑞雲) (2002.01.23 – 2009.03.04) ** Bishop

Walter Ivan de Azevedo Walter Ivan de Azevedo (8 May 1926 – 28 January 2024) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate. He was bishop of São Gabriel da Cachoeira São Gabriel da Cachoeira (Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Saint Gabriel of the Waterfall'') is a ...

, S.D.B. (1988.02.27 – 2002.01.23) ** Bishop Michele Alagna Foderá, S.D.B. (1981.10.21 – 1988.02.27) * Bishops of Rio Negro (Roman Rite), below ** Bishop Michele Alagna Foderá, S.D.B. (1980.10.30 – 1981.10.21) * Prelates of Rio Negro (Roman Rite), below ** Bishop Michele Alagna Foderá, S.D.B. (1967.06.13 – 1980.10.30) ** Bishop Pedro Massa, S.D.B. (1941.04.05 – 1967.06.13)

Coadjutor bishops

* José Domitrovitsch, S.D.B. (1949-1961), as Coadjutor Prelate; did not succeed to see; appointed Prelate of Humaitá, Amazonas *

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, S.D.B. (1962-1967), as Coadjutor Prelate; did not succeed to see *

, S.D.B. (1986-1988)

References

GCatholic.org

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