Diocese of Bragança do Pará
Catholic ecclesiastical territory
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança do Pará (Latin: Dioecesis Brigantiensis de Para) is a diocese located in the city of Bragança do Pará in the ecclesiastical province of Belém do Pará in Brazil.
Diocese of Bragança do Pará Dioecesis Brigantiensis de Para Diocese de Bragança do Pará | |
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Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Belém do Pará |
| Metropolitan | Belém do Pará |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 69,084 km2 (26,673 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 29 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 14 April 1928 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our lady of the Rosary in Bragança, Pará |
| Secular priests | 55 (44 Diocesan, 11 Religious Orders) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Raimundo Possidônio Carrera da Mata |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Júlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C. |
| Bishops emeritus | Luigi Ferrando Jesús María Cizaurre Berdonces, O.A.R. |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
History
- 14 April 1928: Established as Territorial Prelature of Gurupi from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belém do Pará
- 3 February 1934: Renamed as Territorial Prelature of Guamá
- 16 October 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Guamá
- 13 October 1981: Renamed as Diocese of Bragança do Pará
Bishops
- Prelates of Guamá (Latin Rite)
- Eliseu Maria Coroli, B. (10 August 1940 – 5 February 1977), resigned
- Bishops of Guamá (Latin Rite)
- Miguel Maria Giambelli, B. (21 April 1980 – 13 October 1981 see below)
- Bishops of Bragança do Pará (Latin Rite)
- Miguel Maria Giambelli, B. (see above 13 October 1981 – 10 April 1996), retired
- Luigi Ferrando (10 April 1996 – 17 August 2016), retired
- Jesús María Cizaurre Berdonces, O.A.R. (17 August 2016 – 15 May 2024), resigned
- Raimundo Possidônio Carrera da Mata (15 May 2024 – Present)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Manoel de Oliveira Soares Filho (1993-2018), appointed Bishop of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas
Sources
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