Roman Catholic Diocese of Humaitá
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Humaitá
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Humaitá
latin= Dioecesis Humaitanensis
country= Brazil| metropolitan=Porto Velho
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição
cocathedral =
area= 109,000
population= 100,000
population_as_of= 2006
catholics= 70,000
catholics_percent= 70.0
bishop= Franz Josef Meinrad Merkel, C.S.Sp.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Humaitá {Latin: " Humaitanen(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Humaitá in the Ecclesiastical province of Porto Velho in Brazil.
History
* June 26, 1961: Established as Territorial Prelature of Humaitá from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manaus and Territorial Prelature of Porto Velho
* October 16, 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Humaitá
Leadership
* Bishops of Humaitá (Roman rite)
** 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)
** 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
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/huma0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dhuma.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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