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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 (10,910 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2012) 490,000 351,000 (71.6%)
Information
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	4 August 1981 (42 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of the: Immaculate Conception in Abaetetuba
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
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
  • José Maria Chaves dos Reis (2013.07.03 -

Churches※

• Our Lady of the Conception Cathedral, Abaetetuba

References※

External links※

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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