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Roman Catholic Diocese of Abaetetuba

Roman Catholic Diocese of Abaetetuba

Catholic ecclesiastical territory

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.

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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

References

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

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