The Roman Catholic Diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira (Latin: Dioecesis Cachoëirensis) is a diocese located in the city of São Gabriel da Cachoeira in the ecclesiastical province of Manaus in Brazil.
Diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira Dioecesis Cachoëirensis | |
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![]() Cathedral of St. Gabriel | |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Manaus |
Statistics | |
Area | 286,866 km2 (110,760 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 62,000 56,000 (90.3%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 1 May 1925 (99 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral São Gabriel |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Raimundo Vanthuy Neto |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Leonardo Ulrich Steiner |
Bishops emeritus | Edson Taschetto Damian |
The Bishop is Mgr Edson Taschetto Damian. He was named on March, 4th, 2009, and was blessed on May, 24th, 2009.
History
edit- 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
editOrdinaries, in reverse chronological order
edit- Bishops of São Gabriel da Cachoeira (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Edson Taschetto Damian (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, 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
edit- José Domitrovitsch, S.D.B. (1949-1961), as Coadjutor Prelate; did not succeed to see; appointed Prelate of Humaitá, Amazonas
- João Batista Marchesi, S.D.B. (1962-1967), as Coadjutor Prelate; did not succeed to see
- Walter Ivan de Azevedo, S.D.B. (1986-1988)
References
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