Diocese of Grajaú
| Diocese of Grajaú | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão |
| Diocesan bishop | Rubival Cabral Britto OFMCap |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Serafino Faustino Spreafico OFMCap |
| Vicar General | Luigi Spelgatti OFMCap |
| founding | February 10, 1922 |
| surface | 38,696 km² |
| Parishes | 14 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 409,679 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 329,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 80.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 14 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 12 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 12,654 |
| Permanent deacons | 11 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 30 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 27 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Senhor do Bonfim |
| Website | www.diocesegrajau.org.br |
The diocese Grajaú ( Latin Dioecesis Graiahuensis , Portuguese Diocese de Grajaú ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Grajaú in the state of Maranhão .
history
The diocese Grajaú was on February 10, 1922 by Pope Pius XI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Rationi congruit from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão as the territorial prelature of São José do Grajaú . The territorial prelature of São José do Grajaú was subordinated to the Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão as a suffragan . The territorial prelature of São José do Grajaú gave on July 22, 1939 parts of its territory to establish the territorial prelature of Pinheiro . Further territorial assignments took place on January 14, 1958 to found the Territorial Prelature Carolina and on June 22, 1968 to found the Bacabal Diocese .
On August 4, 1981, the territorial prelature of São José do Grajaú was raised to the diocese by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Qui ad Beatissimi Petri . The diocese of São José do Grajaú was renamed on October 9, 1984 in the diocese of Grajaú .
Ordinaries
Prelates of São José do Grajaú
- Roberto Julio Colombo, OFMCap , 1924-1927
- Emiliano José Lonati OFMCap, 1930-1966
- Adolfo Luís Bossi OFMCap, 1966–1970
- Valenti Giacomo Lazzeri OFMCap, 1971-1981
Bishops of São José do Grajaú
- Valenti Giacomo Lazzeri OFMCap, 1981-1983
- Tarcísio Sebastião Batista Lopes OFMCap, 1984
Bishops of Grajaú
- Tarcísio Sebastião Batista Lopes OFMCap, 1984–1986, then Bishop of Ipameri
- Serafino Faustino Spreafico OFMCap, 1987-1995
- Franco Cuter OFMCap, 1998-2016
- Rubival Cabral Britto OFMCap, since 2016
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Grajaú (Portuguese)
- Entry for the Grajaú diocese on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Pius XI: Const. Apost. Rationi congruit , AAS 14 (1922), n.10, p. 331ff.
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Qui ad Beatissimi Petri , AAS 74 (1982), n.2, pp. 191f.