Diocese of Colatina
| Diocese of Colatina | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Vitória |
| Diocesan bishop | Joaquim Vladimir Lopes Dias |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Décio Zandonade SDB |
| founding | 1990 |
| surface | 13,106 km² |
| Parishes | 31 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 619,797 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 496,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 80% |
| Diocesan priest | 36 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 20 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 8,857 |
| Permanent deacons | 10 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 24 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 55 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Sagrado Coração de Jesus |
| Website | http://www.diocesedecolatina.org.br/novodiocese/ |
The Diocese of Colatina ( Latin Dioecesis Colatinensis , Portuguese Diocese de Colatina ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Colatina in the state of Espírito Santo .
history
The diocese of Colatina was established on April 23, 1990 by Pope John Paul II from cession of territory to the Archdiocese of Vitória and subordinated to this as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops of Colatina
- Geraldo Lyrio Rocha , 1990–2002, then Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista
- Décio Zandonade SDB , 2003–2014
- Joaquim Wladimir Lopes Dias , since 2015
See also
Web links
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