Diocese of Ji-Paraná

Dioecesis Giparanensis
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provincePorto Velho
Statistics
Area120,000 km2 (46,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
709,938
480,000 (67.6%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established3 January 1978 (46 years ago)
CathedralCatedral São João Bosco
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopNorbert Hans Christoph Foerster, S.V.D.
Metropolitan ArchbishopRoque Paloschi
Website
www.diocesedejiparana.org.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ji-Paraná (Latin: Dioecesis Giparanensis) is a diocese located in the city of Ji-Paraná in the Ecclesiastical province of Porto Velho in Brazil.

History

Leadership, in the chronological order

  • Prelate of Vila Rondônia (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop José Martins da Silva, S.D.N. (1978.01.03 – 1982.10.04), appointed Archbishop of Porto Velho, Rondonia
  • Bishops of Ji-Paraná (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Antônio Possamai, S.D.B. (1983.03.04 – 2007.04.11)
    • Bishop Bruno Pedron, S.D.B. (2007.04.11 – 2019.06.05)
    • Bishop Norbert Hans Christoph Foerster, S.V.D. (2020.12.02 – present)

References

10°52′56″S 61°56′41″W / 10.8821°S 61.9448°W / -10.8821; -61.9448


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