Diocese of Humaitá

Dioecesis Humaitanensis
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Conception
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provincePorto Velho
Statistics
Area109,000 km2 (42,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
100,000
70,000 (70.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established26 June 1961 (62 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAntônio Fontinele de Melo
Metropolitan ArchbishopRoque Paloschi
Bishops emeritusFranz Josef Meinrad Merkel, C.S.Sp.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Humaitá (Latin: Dioecesis Humaitanensis) is a diocese located in the city of Humaitá in the Ecclesiastical province of Porto Velho in Brazil.

Ordinaries

  • José Domitrovitsch, S.D.B. † (5 Aug 1961 Appointed - 27 Feb 1962 Died)
  • Miguel d’Aversa, S.D.B. † (21 May 1962 Appointed - 6 Mar 1991 Retired)
  • José Jovêncio Balestieri, S.D.B. (6 Mar 1991 Appointed - 29 Jul 1998 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina)
  • Franz Josef Meinrad Merkel, C.S.Sp. (26 Jul 2000 Appointed - 12 Aug 2020 Retired)
  • Antônio Fontinele de Melo (12 Aug 2020 Appointed - )

History

  • 26 June 1961: Established as Territorial Prelature of Humaitá from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manaus and Territorial Prelature of Porto Velho
  • 16 October 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Humaitá

Leadership, in reverse chronological order

  • Bishops of Humaitá (Roman rite), below
    • 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), below
    • 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

7°30′23″S 63°01′14″W / 7.5064°S 63.0205°W / -7.5064; -63.0205


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