Roman Catholic Diocese of Coroatá
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coroatá (Latin: Dioecesis Coroatensis) is a diocese located in the city of Coroatá in the Ecclesiastical province of São Luís do Maranhão in Brazil.
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Ecclesiastical province | São Luís do Maranhão |
Statistics | |
Area | 18,744 km2 (7,237 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 501,418 401,134 (80.0%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 26 August 1977 (42 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora da Piedade |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Sebastião Bandeira Coêlho |
Metropolitan Archbishop | José Belisário da Silva, O.F.M. |
History
- 26 August 1977: Established as Diocese of Coroatá from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão
Bishops
- Bishops of Coroatá (Roman rite)
- Reinaldo Ernst Enrich (Heribert) Pünder † (5 May 1978 - 16 Jan 2011) Died
- Sebastião Bandeira Coêlho (16 Jan 2011–present)
Coadjutor bishop
- Sebastião Bandeira Coêlho (2010-2011)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- José Valdeci Santos Mendes, appointed Bishop of Brejo, Maranhão in 2010
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