Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belém do Pará
| Archdiocese of Belém do Pará Archidioecesis Belemensis de Pará Arquidiocese de Belém do Pará | |
|---|---|
 Belém Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Belém do Pará |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,082 km2 (804 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2012) 2,125,000 1,544,000 (72.7%) |
| Parishes | 73 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 4 March 1720 (295 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Graces in Belém |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Alberto Taveira Corrêa |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Irineu Roman[1] |
| Website | |
| www.arquidiocesedebelem.org.br | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belém do Pará (Latin: Archidioecesis Belemensis de Pará) is an archdiocese located in the city of Belém in Brazil.
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)
- 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 - )
Suffragan dioceses
- Diocese of Abaetetuba
- Diocese of Bragança do Pará
- Diocese of Castanhal
- Diocese of Macapá
- Diocese of Marabá
- Diocese of Óbidos
- Diocese of Ponta de Pedras
- Diocese of Santarém
- Diocese of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia
- Territorial Prelature of Cametá
- Territorial Prelature of Itaituba
- Territorial Prelature of Marajó
- Territorial Prelature of Xingu
Sources
Coordinates: 1°28′00″S 48°29′00″W / 1.4667°S 48.4833°W
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