Roman Catholic Diocese of Guajará-Mirim
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Guajará-Mirim
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Guajará-Mirim
latin= Dioecesis Guaiaramirensis
country= Brazil| metropolitan=Porto Velho
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Nossa Senhora do Seringueiro
cocathedral =
area= 89,700
population= 218,500
population_as_of= 2006
catholics= 130,200
catholics_percent= 59.6
bishop= Geraldo João Paulo Roger Verdier
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guajará-Mirim {Latin: " Guaiaramirensis"} is a diocese located in the city of Guajará-Mirim in the Ecclesiastical province of Porto Velho in Brazil.
History
* March 1, 1929: Established as Territorial Prelature of Guajará-Mirim from Territorial Prelature of Porto Velho and Diocese of São Luíz de Cáceres
* October 16, 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Guajará-Mirim
Leadership
* Bishops of Guajará-Mirim (Roman rite)
** Bishop Geraldo João Paulo Roger Verdier (1980.07.31 – present)
* Prelates of Guajará-Mirim (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Luiz Roberto Gomes de Arruda, T.O.R. (1966.03.12 – 1978.11.03)
** Bishop Francisco Xavier Elias Pedro Paulo Rey, T.O.R. (1945.05.19 – 1966.03.12)
References
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/guaj0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dgumi.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://www.dgm.org.br/ Diocese website (Portuguese)]
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