Roman Catholic Diocese of Abaetetuba
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Abaetetuba
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Abaetetuba
latin= Dioecesis Abaëtetubensis
country= Brazil| metropolitan= Belém do Pará
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição Peri
cocathedral =
area= 30,823
population= 446,976
population_as_of= 2005
catholics= 317,350
catholics_percent= 71.0
bishop= Flávio Giovenale, S.D.B.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Abaetetuba {Latin: " Abaëtetuben(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Abaetetuba in the Ecclesiastical province of Belém do Pará in Brazil.
History
* November 25, 1961: Established as Territorial Prelature of Abaeté do Tocantins from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belém do Pará
* August 4, 1981: Promoted as Diocese of Abaetetuba
Leadership
* Bishops of Abaetetuba (Roman rite)
** Bishop Flávio Giovenale, S.D.B. (1997.10.08 – present)
** Bishop Angelo Frosi, S.X. (1970.02.02 – 1995.06.28)
* Prelates of Abaeté do Tocantins (Roman rite)
** Bishop Giovanni Gazza (1962.11.12 – 1966.09.19)
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/abae0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dabae.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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