Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belém do Pará

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belém do Pará
Archdiocese of Belém do Pará
Archidioecesis Belemensis de Pará

Belém Cathedral
Location
Country Brazil
Statistics
Area 2,082 km2 (804 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
2,042,530
1,503,302 (73.6%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Catedral Metropolitana Nossa
Senhora das Graças
Current leadership
Bishop sede vacante

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belém do Pará (Latin: Archidioecesis Belemensis de Pará) is an archdiocese located in the city of Belém in Brazil.

Contents

History

  • March 4, 1720: Established as Diocese of Belém do Pará from Diocese of São Luís do Maranhão
  • May 1, 1906: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belém do Pará

Special churches

  • Minor Basilicas:
    • Basílica Nossa Senhora de Nazaré do Desterro

Leadership

  • Bishops of Belém do Pará (Latin Rite)
    • Bartolomeu do Pilar, O. Carm. (1720.03.04 – 1733.04.09)
    • Guilherme de São José Antonio de Aranha (1738.09.03 – 1748.05.18)
    • Miguel de Bulhões e Souza, O.P. (1748.05.18 – 1760.03.24)
    • João de São José de Queiroz da Silveira, O.S.B. (1760.03.24 – 1763.11.25)
    • João Evangelista Pereira da Silva, T.O.R. (1771.06.17 – 1782.05.14)
    • Cayetano Da Annunciação Brandão, T.O.R. (1782.12.16 – 1790.03.29)
    • Manoel de Almeida de Carvalho (1790.06.21 – 1818.06.30)
    • Romualdo de Souza Coelho (1820.08.28 – 1841.02.15)
    • José Affonso de Moraes Torres, C.M. (1844.01.22 – 1857.09.24)
    • Antônio de Macedo Costa (1860.12.17 – 1890.06.26)
    • Jerônimo Tomé da Silva (1890.06.26 – 1893.09.12)
    • Jerônimo Tomé da Silva (1890.06.26 – 1893.09.12)
    • Antônio Manoel de Castilho Brandão (1894.09.07 – 1901.06.05)
    • Francisco do Rego Maia (1901.06.05 – 1906.04.03)
    • José Marcondes Homem de Melo (1906.04.26 – 1906.05.01)
  • Archbishops of Belém do Pará (Latin Rite)
    • José Marcondes Homem de Melo (1906.05.01 – 1906.12.06)
    • Santino Maria da Silva Coutinho (1906.12.06 – 1923.01.19)
    • João Irineu Joffily (1924.03.27 – 1931.05.01)
    • Antônio de Almeida Lustosa, S.D.B. (1931.07.10 – 1941.07.19)
    • Jaime de Barros Câmara (1941.09.15 – 1943.07.03)
    • Mário de Miranda Villas-Boas (1944.09.10 – 1956.10.23)
    • Alberto Gaudêncio Ramos (1957.05.09 – 1990.07.04)
    • Vicente Joaquim Zico, C.M. (1990.07.04 – 2004.10.13)
    • Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist. (2004.10.13 – 2009.04.19)
    • Alberto Taveira Corrêa (30 December 2009 - )

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