Roman Catholic Diocese of Roraima

Catholic ecclesiastical territory

Diocese of Roraima

Dioecesis Roraimensis

Cathedral of Christ the Redemer, Roraima

Location
Country| Brazil
Ecclesiastical province| Manaus
Statistics
Area| 230,104 km2 (88,844 sq mi)
Population

* Total

* Catholics

* (as of 2004)

* 324,397

* 200,000 (61.7%)

Information
Rite| Latin Rite
Established| 21 April 1934 (91 years ago)
Cathedral| Catedral Cristo Redentor,
Boa Vista
Current leadership
Pope| Leo XIV
Bishop| Mário Antônio da Silva
Metropolitan Archbishop| Sérgio Eduardo Castriani, C.S.Sp.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Roraima (Latin: Dioecesis Roraimensis) is a diocese located in the state of Roraima in the ecclesiastical province of Manaus in Brazil.

## History

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* 1934: Established as Apostolic Administration of Rio Branco
* August 30, 1944: Promoted as Territorial Prelature of Rio Branco
* April 29, 1963: Renamed as Territorial Prelature of Roraima
* October 16, 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Roraima

## Leadership

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Prelates of Roraima

* José Nepote-Fus, I.M.C. (18 April 1952 - December 1965) Resigned
* Servílio Conti, I.M.C. (1 January 1965 - 3 May 1975) Resigned
* Aldo Mongiano, I.M.C. (14 May 1975 - 4 December 1979) appointed bishop of the diocese

Bishops of Roraima

* Aldo Mongiano, I.M.C. (4 December 1979 Appointed - 26 June 1996) Resigned
* Apparecido José Dias, S.V.D. (26 June 1996 - 29 May 2004) Died
* Roque Paloschi (18 May 2005 – 14 October 2015)
* Mário Antônio da Silva (22 June 2016 – present)

## References

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* GCatholic.org
* Catholic Hierarchy

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