The Roman Catholic Diocese of Carolina (Latin: Dioecesis Carolinensis in Brasilia) is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of São Luís do Maranhão in northeastern Brazil's Maranhão state.
Diocese of Carolina Dioecesis Carolinensis in Brasilia | |
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 Catedral São Pedro de Alcântara in 2011 | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | São Luís do Maranhão |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 18,252 km2 (7,047 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 150,000 121,000 (80.7%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 14 January 1958 (66 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral São Pedro de Alcântara |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Francisco Lima Soares |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | José Belisário da Silva, OFM |
| Bishops emeritus | José Soares Filho, OFMCap |
Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral São Pedro de Alcântara, dedicated to Saint Peter of Alcantara, in the city of Carolina, Maranhão.
History edit
- 14 January 1958: Established as Territorial Prelature of Carolina, on territory split off from the Diocese of Rio Preto
- 16 October 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Carolina
- Lost territory on 1987.06.27 to establish Diocese of Imperatriz
Statistics edit
As per 2015, it pastorally served 158,100 Catholics (89.9% of 175,800 total) on 18,252 km² in 11 parishes and 1 mission with 12 priests (diocesan), 2 lay religious (2 sisters) and 4 seminarians.
Bishops edit
(all Roman Rite)
Episcopal ordinaries edit
- Territorial Bishop-Prelates of Carolina
- Cesário Alexandre Minali, OFMCap (born Italy) (1958.04.09 – death 1969.06.13), Titular Bishop of Achyraus (1955.03.01 – 1969.06.13), previously Bishop-Prelate of Territorial Prelature of Alto Solimões (Brazil) (1955.03.01 – 1958.04.09)
- Marcelino Sérgio Bicego, OFMCap (first native incumbent) (1971.08.06 – 1979.10.16 see below), Titular Bishop of Lydda (1971.08.06 – 1978.05.26)
- Suffragan Bishops of Carolina
- Marcelino Sérgio Bicego, OFMCap (see above 1979.10.16 – death 1980.01.22)
- Evangelista Alcimar Caldas Magalhães, OFMCap (1981.09.03 – 1990.09.12), next Prelate (later Bishop) of Alto Solimões (Brazil) (1990.09.12 – retired 2015.05.20)
- Marcelino Correr, OFMCap (1991.03.13 – retired 2003.10.15), died 2006
- José Soares Filho, OFMCap (2003.10.15 – retired 2017.07.05), also Apostolic Administrator of Diocese of Tocantinópolis (Brazil) (2008.01 – 2009.03.04); succeeded as previous Coadjutor Bishop of Carolina (2003.01.15 – 2003.10.15)
- Francisco Lima Soares (2018.11.21 -)
Coadjutor bishop edit
- José Soares Filho, OFMCap (2003)
See also edit
Sources and external links edit
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