Roman Catholic Diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira
The Roman Catholic Diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira (Latin: Dioecesis Cachoëirensis) is a diocese located in the city of São Gabriel da Cachoeira in the Ecclesiastical province of Manaus in Brazil.
Diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira Dioecesis Cachoëirensis | |
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 Cathedral of St. Gabriel | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Manaus |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 286,866 km2 (110,760 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 62,000 56,000 (90.3%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 1 May 1925 (95 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral São Gabriel |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Edson Taschetto Damian |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Sérgio Eduardo Castriani, C.S.Sp. |
| Bishops emeritus | Walter Ivan de Azevedo |
The Bishop is Mgr Edson Taschetto Damian. He was named on March, 4th, 2009, and was blessed on May, 24th, 2009.
History
- May 1, 1925: Established as Territorial Prelature of Rio Negro
- October 30, 1980: Promoted as Diocese of Rio Negro
- October 21, 1981: Renamed as Diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Bishops of São Gabriel da Cachoeira (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Edson Taschetto Damian (2009.03.04 - present)
- Bishop José Song Sui-Wan, S.D.B. (宋瑞雲) (2002.01.23 – 2009.03.04)
- Bishop Walter Ivan de Azevedo, S.D.B. (1988.02.27 – 2002.01.23)
- Bishop Michele Alagna Foderá, S.D.B. (1981.10.21 – 1988.02.27)
- Bishops of Rio Negro (Roman Rite), below
- Bishop Michele Alagna Foderá, S.D.B. (1980.10.30 – 1981.10.21)
- Prelates of Rio Negro (Roman Rite), below
Coadjutor bishops
- José Domitrovitsch, S.D.B. (1949-1961), as Coadjutor Prelate; did not succeed to see; appointed Prelate of Humaitá, Amazonas
- João Batista Marchesi, S.D.B. (1962-1967), as Coadjutor Prelate; did not succeed to see
- Walter Ivan de Azevedo, S.D.B. (1986-1988)
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