Diocese of Coari
| Diocese of Coari | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Manaus |
| Diocesan bishop | Marek Marian Piątek CSsR |
| Emeritus prelate |
Gutemberg Freire Régis CSsR Joércio Gonçalves Pereira CSsR |
| Vicar General | Raimundo Carvalho Gordiano |
| surface | 103,388 km² |
| Parishes | 10 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 222,900 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 188,200 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 84.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 13 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 6 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 9,905 |
| Friars | 6 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 12 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Portuguese |
| cathedral | Catedral Sant'Ana e São Sebastião |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coari ( Latin Dioecesis Coaritana , Portuguese Diocese de Coari ) is in Brazil located Roman Catholic diocese based in Coari in the state of Amazonas .
history
The Territorial Prelature Coari ( Latin : Territorialis Praelatura Coaritana ) was on July 13, 1963 by Pope Paul VI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Ad Christi from cession of territory of the Archdiocese of Manaus and subordinated to this as a suffragan .
On October 9, 2013, Pope Francis elevated the territorial prelature to a diocese. The previous prelate Marek Marian Piątek CSsR became the first diocesan bishop.
Ordinaries of Coari
- Mário Roberto Emmett Anglim CSsR , 1964–1973
- Gutemberg Freire Régis CSsR, 1974-2007
- Joércio Gonçalves Pereira CSsR, 2007–2009
- Marek Marian Piątek CSsR, since 2011
See also
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Ad Christi , AAS 56 (1964), n.8, p. 493ff.