Diocese of Macapá, Brazil

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Macapá / Macapen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Belém do Pará

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Joseph (March 19)

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1949.02.01: Established as Territorial Prelature of Macapá / Macapen(sis) (Latin) (from Territorial Prelature of Santarém and became suffragan of Belém do Pará)
1980.10.30: Promoted as Diocese of Macapá / Macapen(sis) (Latin)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2024.12.18 – ...):

Bishop Antônio de Assis Ribeiro, S.D.B. (58)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Macapá (Roman Rite)

Bishop Antônio de Assis Ribeiro, S.D.B. (58)
(2024.12.18 – ...)

Bishop of Macapá (Brazil)

Por eles me consagro

Born:	1966.07.26 (Ourém, PA, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1995.06.17
Consecrated Bishop:	2017.09.02

Titular Bishop of Babra (2017.06.28 – 2024.12.18)

Auxiliary Bishop of Belém do Pará (Brazil) (2017.06.28 – 2024.12.18)

Bishop of Macapá (Brazil) (2024.12.18 – ...)

Bishop Pedro José Conti (75)
(2004.12.29 – 2024.12.18)

Bishop emeritus of Macapá (Brazil)

Senhor, tu sabes que eu te amo

Born:	1949.10.10 (Brescia, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1976.06.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1996.02.18

Priest of Brescia (Italy) (1976.06.12 – 1995.12.27)

Bishop of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia (Brazil) (1995.12.27 – 2004.12.29)

Bishop of Macapá (Brazil) (2004.12.29 – 2024.12.18)

Bishop João Risatti (Giovanni), P.I.M.E.
(1993.01.20 – 2003.09.08)

Born:	1942.12.01 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1968.06.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1988.02.21
Died:	2003.09.08 († 60)

Coadjutor Bishop of Parintins (Brazil) (1987.12.10 – 1989.07.15)

Bishop of Parintins (Brazil) (1989.07.15 – 1993.01.20)

Bishop of Macapá (Brazil) (1993.01.20 – 2003.09.08)

Bishop Luiz Soares Vieira (87) (later Archbishop)
(1984.04.25 – 1991.11.13)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Manaus (Brazil)

Servir não ser servido

Born:	1937.05.02 (Conchas, SP, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1960.02.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1984.07.01

Bishop of Macapá (Brazil) (1984.04.25 – 1991.11.13)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Manaus (Brazil) (1991.11.13 – 2012.12.12)

Vice-President of National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (2007 – 2011.05.10)

Bishop José Maritano, P.I.M.E.
(1980.10.30 – 1983.08.31)

Born:	1915.03.18 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1939.08.06
Consecrated Bishop:	1966.03.19
Died:	1992.12.27 († 77)

Titular Bishop of Castra severiana (1965.12.29 – 1978.05.26)

Bishop-Prelate of Macapá (Brazil) (1965.12.29 – 1980.10.30)

Bishop of Macapá (Brazil) (1980.10.30 – 1983.08.31)

Prelates of Macapá (Roman Rite)

Bishop José Maritano, P.I.M.E.
(1965.12.29 – 1980.10.30)

(see above)

Bishop Aristide Pirovano, P.I.M.E.
(1955.07.21 – 1965.03.27)

Ut vitam habeant

Born:	1915.02.22 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1941.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1955.11.13
Died:	1997.02.03 († 81)

Apostolic Administrator of Macapá (Brazil) (1950.01.14 – 1955.07.21)

Bishop-Prelate of Macapá (Brazil) (1955.07.21 – 1965.03.27)

Titular Bishop of Hadriani ad Olympum (1955.07.21 – 1997.02.03)

Superior General of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (1965.03.27 – 1977)

Fr. Aristide Pirovano, P.I.M.E. (later Bishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 1950.01.14 – 1955.07.21)

Bishop Anselmo Pietrulla, O.F.M.
(Apostolic Administrator 1949 – 1950.01.14)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral São José, Macapá, Amapá
Former Cathedral: Igreja São José de Macapá, Macapá, Amapá
Jubilee Churches in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016)

Churches by City (24)

Santarém (↙), Paramaribo (↖), Cayenne (↑), Marajó (→), Xingu–Altamira (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 142,471 km²

Population: 508,070 Catholics (65.6% of 774,268 total)

Pastoral Centres: 29 parishes

Personnel: 57 priests (18 diocesan, 39 religious), 47 deacons, 81 religious (39 brothers, 42 sisters), 8 seminarians