Diocese of Castanhal
| Diocese of Castanhal | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Belém do Pará |
| Diocesan bishop | Carlos Verzeletti |
| Vicar General | Raimundo Antonio da Silva |
| founding | 2004 |
| surface | 14,338 km² |
| Parishes | 33 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 782,352 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 640,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 81.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 38 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 9 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 13,617 |
| Permanent deacons | 54 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 9 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 103 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral de Santa Maria Mãe de Deus |
| Website | http://diocesedecastanhal.blogspot.com/ |
The diocese of Castanhal ( Latin Dioecesis Castagnalensis de Pará , Portuguese Diocese de Castanhal ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Castanhal in the state of Pará .
history
The diocese of Castanhal was established on December 29, 2004 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Ad efficacius providendum from cessions of territory from the Archdiocese of Belém do Pará and the Diocese of Bragança do Pará . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Belém do Pará as a suffragan . First Bishop was Carlos Verzeletti .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Ad efficacius providendum , AAS 97 (2005), n. 3, pp. 279-281.