Diocese of São Mateus
Diocese of São Mateus | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Brazil |
Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Vitória |
Diocesan bishop | Paulo Bosi Dal'Bó |
Emeritus diocesan bishop | Aldo Gerna MCCJ |
founding | 1958 |
surface | 15,503 km² |
Parishes | 21 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
Residents | 514,606 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
Catholics | 360.225 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
proportion of | 70% |
Diocesan priest | 36 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
Religious priest | 9 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
Catholics per priest | 8.005 |
Friars | 9 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
Religious sisters | 23 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | Portuguese |
cathedral | São Mateus Cathedral |
Website | http://www.diocesedesaomateus.org.br/portal/ |
The diocese of São Mateus ( Latin Dioecesis Sancti Matthaei , Portuguese Diocese de São Mateus ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Sao Mateus in the state of Espírito Santo .
history
The diocese of São Mateus was founded on February 16, 1958 by Pope Pius XII. Erected from territory ceded by the diocese of Espírito Santo . It is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Vitória as a suffragan .
Bishops of São Mateus
- José Dalvit MCCJ , 1959-1970
- Aldo Gerna MCCJ, 1971-2007
- Zanoni Demettino Castro , 2007–2014, then coadjutor archbishop of Feira de Santana
- Paulo Bosi Dal'Bó , since 2015
See also
Web links
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