Roman Catholic Diocese of Humaitá
Diocese of Humaitá Dioecesis Humaitanensis | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of Our Lady of the Conception | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Porto Velho |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 109,000 km2 (42,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 100,000 70,000 (70.0%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 26 June 1961 (63 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Antônio Fontinele de Melo |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Roque Paloschi |
| Bishops emeritus | Franz Josef Meinrad Merkel, C.S.Sp. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Humaitá (Latin: Dioecesis Humaitanensis) is a diocese located in the city of Humaitá in the ecclesiastical province of Porto Velho in Brazil.
Ordinaries
- José Domitrovitsch, S.D.B. † (5 Aug 1961 Appointed - 27 Feb 1962 Died)
- Miguel d’Aversa, S.D.B. † (21 May 1962 Appointed - 6 Mar 1991 Retired)
- José Jovêncio Balestieri, S.D.B. (6 Mar 1991 Appointed - 29 Jul 1998 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina)
- Franz Josef Meinrad Merkel, C.S.Sp. (26 Jul 2000 Appointed - 12 Aug 2020 Retired)
- Antônio Fontinele de Melo (12 Aug 2020 Appointed - )
History
- 26 June 1961: Established as Territorial Prelature of Humaitá from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manaus and Territorial Prelature of Porto Velho
- 16 October 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Humaitá
Leadership, in reverse chronological order
- Bishops of Humaitá (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Franz Josef Meinrad Merkel, C.S.Sp. (2000.07.26 – present)
- Bishop José Jovêncio Balestieri, S.D.B. (1991.03.06 – 1998.07.29)
- Bishop Miguel D’Aversa, S.D.B. (1979.10.16 – 1991.03.06)
- Prelates of Humaitá (Roman Rite), below
- Bishop Miguel D’Aversa, S.D.B. (1962.05.21 – 1979.10.16)
- Bishop José Domitrovitsch, S.D.B. (1961.08.05 – 1962.02.27)
References
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