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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santarém, Brazil

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Diocese of Santarém

Archdioecesis Santaremensis

Archdiocese of Santarém
Cathedral of Santarém
Location
CountryBrazil
Statistics
Area171,906 km2 (66,373 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
447,000
295,936 (66.2%)
Information
RiteRoman Rite
Established6 November 2019 (121 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of The Immaculate Conception in Santarém, Pará
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopIrineu Roman
Website
http://arquidiocesedesantarem.org.br/

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santarém (Latin: Dioecesis Santaremensis) is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese in northern Brazil. It was a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Belém do Pará until 6 November 2019.[1]

Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição, dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, in the city of Santarém, Brazil.

History

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Statistics

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As per 2014, it pastorally served 316,500 Catholics (70.2% of 451,000 total) on 171,906 km² in 22 parishes with 53 priests (26 diocesan, 27 religious), 90 lay religious (39 brothers, 51 sisters) and 19 seminarians.

Episcopal ordinaries

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Territorial Prelates of Santarém
Suffragan Bishops of Santarém
  • Tiago Miguel Ryan, O.F.M. (see above 16 October 1979 – retired 27 November 1985), died 2002
  • Lino Vomboemmel, O.F.M. (27 November 1985 – death 28 February 2007); formerly Titular Bishop of Iunca in Byzacena (1981.05.25 – 1983.06.09), first as Auxiliary Bishop of Santarém (1981.05.25 – 1983.06.09) and then as Coadjutor Bishop of Santarém (1983.06.09 – succession 1985.11.27)
  • Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias (28 February 2007 – 30 November 2011), previously Bishop of Paulo Afonso (Brazil) (2000.03.22 – 2007.02.28); later Metropolitan Archbishop of Porto Velho (Brazil) (2011.11.30 – 2015.03.18), then Titular Bishop of Summula (2015.03.18 – ...) as Auxiliary Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão (Brazil) (2015.03.18 – ...)
  • Flávio Giovenale, S.D.B. (19 September 2012 – 19 September 2018), previously Bishop of Abaetetuba (Brazil) (1997.10.08 – 2012.09.19); appointed Bishop of Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre
Archbishops of Santarém

Other affiliated bishops

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Coadjutor bishops

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Auxiliary bishops

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Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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Ecclesiastical province

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When it was raised to an Archdiocese, it was given three suffragans.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Resignations and Appointments, 06.11.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
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