Roman Catholic Diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira

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
Cathedral of St. Gabriel
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provinceManaus
Statistics
Area286,866 km2 (110,760 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
62,000
56,000 (90.3%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established1 May 1925 (99 years ago)
CathedralCatedral São Gabriel
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopRaimundo Vanthuy Neto
Metropolitan ArchbishopLeonardo Ulrich Steiner
Bishops emeritusEdson Taschetto Damian

The Bishop is Mgr Edson Taschetto Damian. He was named on March, 4th, 2009, and was blessed on May, 24th, 2009.

History

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  • 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

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Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

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Coadjutor bishops

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References

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