Roman Catholic Diocese of Guajará-Mirim

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guajará-Mirim (Latin: Dioecesis Guaiaramirensis) is a diocese located in the city of Guajará-Mirim in the ecclesiastical province of Porto Velho in Brazil.

Diocese of Guajará-Mirim

Dioecesis Guaiaramirensis
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provincePorto Velho
Statistics
Area89,700 km2 (34,600 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
218,500
130,200 (59.6%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established1 March 1929 (95 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nossa Senhora do Seringueiro
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopBenedito Araújo
Metropolitan ArchbishopRoque Paloschi
Website
www.dgm.org.br

History

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  • 1 March 1929: Established as Territorial Prelature of Guajará-Mirim from Territorial Prelature of Porto Velho and Diocese of São Luíz de Cáceres
  • 16 October 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Guajará-Mirim

Bishops

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Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

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Coadjutor bishops

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Auxiliary bishop

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References

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