Diocese of Coroatá
| Diocese of Coroatá | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão |
| Diocesan bishop | Sebastião Bandeira Coêlho |
| founding | 1977 |
| surface | 19,071 km² |
| Parishes | 25 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Residents | 557,500 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics | 445,600 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| proportion of | 79.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 31 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 6 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 12,043 |
| Permanent deacons | 4 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Friars | 10 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 51 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora da Piedade |
| Website | http://www.diocesedecoroata.com.br/site/ |
The diocese Coroatá ( Latin Dioecesis Coroatensis , Portuguese Diocese de Coroatá ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Coroatá in the state of Maranhão .
history
The diocese Coroatá was on August 26, 1977 by Pope Paul VI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Qui benevolentissimi Dei from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão and subordinated to this as a suffragan . First Bishop was Reinhard Pünder .
See also
Web links
- Entry for the Diocese of Coroatá on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Brazil letter: The German-language website of the Coroatá diocese
- Coroatá Foundation, help for Northeast Brazil