- Roman Catholic Diocese of Alto Solimões
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Diocese of Alto Solimões
Dioecesis Solimões SuperiorisLocation Country Brazil Metropolitan Manaus Statistics Area 130,240 km2 (50,290 sq mi) Population
- Total
- Catholics(as of 2004)
169,000
98,000 (58.0%)Information Rite Latin Rite Cathedral Catedral Santos Anjos da Guarda,
TabatingaCo-cathedral Co-Catedral São Paulo Apóstolo,
São Paulo de OlivençaCurrent leadership Bishop Evangelista Alcimar Caldas Magalhães, O.F.M. Cap. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alto Solimões (Latin: Dioecesis Solimões Superioris) is a diocese located in the city of Tabatinga in the Ecclesiastical province of Manaus in Brazil.
History
- May 23, 1910: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Alto Solimões from the Diocese of Amazonas
- August 11, 1950: Promoted as Territorial Prelature of Alto Solimões
- August 14, 1991: Promoted as Diocese of Alto Solimões
Leadership
- Prefects Apostolic of Alto Solimões (Latin Rite)
- Evangelista Galea, O.F.M. Cap. (1910.09.06 – 1938)
- Tomaz M. de Marcellano (1938 – 1945)
- Venceslao da Spoleto, O.F.M. Cap. (1946.11.08 – 1950)
- Wesceslau Nazareno Ponte de Spoleto, O.F.M. Cap. (Apostolic Administrator 1950.09.04 – 1952)
- Prelates of Alto Solimões (Latin Rite)
- Wesceslau Nazareno Ponte de Spoleto, O.F.M. Cap. (1952 – 1952)
- Cesário Alexandre Minali, O.F.M. Cap. (1955.03.01 – 1958.04.09)
- Adalberto Domingos Marzi, O.F.M. Cap. (Apostolic Administrator 1959.04.08 – 1961.02.04)
- Adalberto Domingos Marzi, O.F.M. Cap. (1961.02.04 – 1990.09.12)
- Bishops of Alto Solimões (Latin Rite)
- Evangelista Alcimar Caldas Magalhães, O.F.M. Cap. (1990.09.12 – present)
References
Categories:- Roman Catholic dioceses in Brazil
- Religious organizations established in 1910
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Manaus
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Brazilian Roman Catholic diocese stubs
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