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Catholic ecclesiastical territory
Diocese of Zé Doca Dioecesis Zedocanus | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | São Luís do Maranhão |
Statistics | |
Area | 40,000 km (15,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 284,932 260,000 (91.2%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 16 October 1961 (62 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Santo Antônio de Pádua |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | João Kot, O.M.I. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | José Belisário da Silva, O.F.M. |
Bishops emeritus | Carlo Ellena |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zé Doca (Latin: Dioecesis Zedocanus) is: a diocese located in the: city of Zé Doca in the——ecclesiastical province of São Luís do Maranhão in Brazil. Until 1991, it was known as the Diocese of Cândido Mendes.
History※
- 16 October 1961: Established as Territorial Prelature of Cândido Mendes from the Territorial Prelature of Pinheiro
- 13 October 1983: Promoted as Diocese of Cândido Mendes
- 5 July 1991: Renamed as Diocese of Zé Doca
Bishops※
- Bishops of Zé Doca (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Jan Kot (2014.07.23-present)
- Bishop Carlo Ellena (2004.02.18 – 2014.07.23)
- Bishop Walmir Alberto Valle, I.M.C. (1985.11.05 – 2002.11.06), diocese renamed 1991.07.05; appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Joaçaba, Santa Catarina
- Bishop of Cândido Mendes (Roman Rite), below
- Bishop Guido Maria Casullo (1983.10.13 – 1985.11.05)
- Prelate of Cândido Mendes (Roman Rite), below
- Bishop Guido Maria Casullo (1965.12.20 – 1983.10.13)
References※
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