Diocese of Cametá
| Diocese of Cametá | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Belém do Pará |
| Diocesan bishop | José Altevir da Silva CSSp |
| founding | 1952 |
| surface | 48,309 km² |
| Parishes | 20 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 558,000 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 380,000 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 68.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 24 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 4 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 13,571 |
| Permanent deacons | 7 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Friars | 6 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 38 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | São João Batista |
The diocese Cametá ( lat. : Dioecesis Cametanensis ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Cametá in the state of Pará .
history
The Territorial Prelature Cametá was on November 29, 1952 by Pope Pius XII. Erected with the Pontifical Bull Providentissimi consilium from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Belém do Pará and subordinated to this as a suffragan .
On February 6, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI. the territorial prelature to the diocese. The previous prelate Jesús María Cizaurre Berdonces also became the first diocesan bishop.
Ordinaries
Prelates of Cametá
- Cornélio Veerman CM , 1961-1969
- José Elias Chaves Júnior CM, 1980-1999
- Jesús María Cizaurre Berdonces OAR , 2000-2013
Bishops of Cametá
- Jesús María Cizaurre Berdonces OAR, 2013–2016, then Bishop of Bragança do Pará
- José Altevir da Silva CSSp , since 2017
See also
Web links
- Entry for the Diocese of Cametá on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on the Diocese of Cametá on gcatholic.org (English)