The Roman Catholic Diocese of Abaetetuba (Latin: Dioecesis Abaëtetubensis) is a diocese located in the city of Abaetetuba in the ecclesiastical province of Belém do Pará in Brazil.
Diocese of Abaetetuba Dioecesis Abaëtetubensis Diocese de Abaetetuba | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Ecclesiastical province | Belém do Pará |
Metropolitan | Belém do Pará |
Statistics | |
Area | 28,256 km2 (10,910 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012) 490,000 351,000 (71.6%) |
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Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 4 August 1981 (43 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception in Abaetetuba |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | José Maria Chaves dos Reis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Alberto Taveira Corrêa |
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History
edit- 25 November 1961: Established as Territorial Prelature of Abaeté do Tocantins from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belém do Pará
- 4 August 1981: Promoted as Diocese of Abaetetuba
Leadership
edit- Prelates of Abaeté do Tocantins (Latin Church)
- Giovanni Gazza (12 November 1962 – 19 September 1966)
- Bishops of Abaetetuba (Latin Church)
- Angelo Frosi, S.X. (2 February 1970 – 28 June 1995)
- Flávio Giovenale, S.D.B. (8 October 1997 – 16 December 2012); transferred to be Bishop of Santarem[1]
- José Maria Chaves dos Reis (2013.07.03 -
Churches
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