Diocese of Ji-Paraná

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Diocese of Ji-Paraná
Basic data
Country Brazil
Metropolitan bishopric Archdiocese of Porto Velho
Diocesan bishop Sedis vacancy
Emeritus diocesan bishop Bruno Pedron SDS
founding 1978
surface 81,390 km²
Parishes 22 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 )
Residents 801,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 )
Catholics 455,000 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 )
proportion of 56.8%
Diocesan priest 32 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 )
Religious priest 27 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 )
Catholics per priest 7,712
Friars 38 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 )
Religious sisters 38 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 )
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language Portuguese
cathedral São João Bosco Cathedral
address Rua Marechal Rondon 400
78961-390 Ji-Paraná, RO
Brazil
Website http://www.diocesedejiparana.org.br/

The Diocese of Ji-Parana ( lat. : Dioecesis Giparanensis ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Ji-Paraná in the state of Rondônia .

history

The diocese Ji-Paraná was on January 3, 1978 by Pope Paul VI. from territorial cessions of the territorial prelatures Guajará-Mirim and Porto Velho built as the territorial prelature Vila Rondônia and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Manaus as a suffragan . On October 4, 1982, the territorial prelature Vila Rondônia was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Porto Velho as a suffragan.

The territorial prelature of Vila Rondônia was raised to a diocese on February 19, 1983 by Pope John Paul II and renamed the diocese of Ji-Paraná . On December 23, 1997, the Diocese of Ji-Paraná gave up parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Juína .

Ordinaries

Prelates of Vila Rondônia

Bishops of Ji-Paraná

See also

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