Diocese of Ji-Paraná
| 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
- José Martins da Silva SDN , 1978–1982, then Archbishop of Porto Velho
Bishops of Ji-Paraná
- Antônio Possamai SDB , 1983-2007
-
Bruno Pedron SDS, 2007–2019
- Sedis vacancy since June 5, 2019