Roman Catholic Diocese of Abaetetuba

Diocese of Abaetetuba Dioecesis Abaëtetubensis Diocese de Abaetetuba
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Belém do Pará
Metropolitan	Belém do Pará
Statistics
Area	28,256 km^2 (10,910 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2012) 490,000 351,000 (71.6%)
Information
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	4 August 1981 (43 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception in Abaetetuba
Current leadership
Pope	Sede vacante
Bishop	José Maria Chaves dos Reis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Alberto Taveira Corrêa

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Abaetetuba (Latin: Dioecesis Abaëtetubensis) is a diocese located in the city of Abaetetuba in the ecclesiastical province of Belém do Pará in Brazil.

History

• 25 November 1961: Established as Territorial Prelature of Abaeté do Tocantins from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belém do Pará
• 4 August 1981: Promoted as Diocese of Abaetetuba

Leadership

• Prelates of Abaeté do Tocantins (Latin Church)
  • Giovanni Gazza (12 November 1962 – 19 September 1966)
• Bishops of Abaetetuba (Latin Church)
  • Angelo Frosi, S.X. (2 February 1970 – 28 June 1995)
  • Flávio Giovenale, S.D.B. (8 October 1997 – 16 December 2012); transferred to be Bishop of Santarem^[1]
  • José Maria Chaves dos Reis (2013.07.03 -

Churches

• Our Lady of the Conception Cathedral, Abaetetuba^[2]

References

1. http://caritas.org.br/novo/2013/01/18/dom-flavio-giovenale-assume-diocese-de-santarem/ ^{[dead link‍]}
2. "Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição Cathedral of Our Lady of Conception Abaetetuba, PARÁ, Brazil". GCatholic.org. 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

External links

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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