Diocese of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Brazil

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia / Conceição do Araguaia / Sanctissimæ Conceptionis de Araguaia (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Belém do Pará

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Nossa Senhora da Conceição (December 8)

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1911.07.18: Established as Territorial Prelature of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia / Conceição do Araguaia / Sanctissimæ Conceptionis de Araguaia (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belém do Pará and became suffragan of Belém do Pará)
1934.08.16: Lost territory to establish Territorial Prelature of Xingu
1969.05.13: Lost territory to establish Territorial Prelature of São Félix
1969.12.20: Suppressed (to establish Territorial Prelature of Marabá)
1976.03.27: Restored as Territorial Prelature of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia / Conceição do Araguaia / Sanctissimæ Conceptionis de Araguaia (Latin) (from Territorial Prelature of Cristalândia and Territorial Prelature of Marabá and became suffragan of Belém do Pará)
1979.10.16: Promoted as Diocese of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia / Conceição do Araguaia / Sanctissimæ Conceptionis de Araguaia (Latin)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2006.02.08 – ...):

Bishop Dominique Marie Jean Denis You (69)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia (Roman Rite)

Bishop Dominique Marie Jean Denis You (69)
(2006.02.08 – ...)

Bishop of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia (Brazil)

Com amor redentor

Born:	1955.07.03 (Gassin, France)
Ordained Priest:	1981.07.23
Consecrated Bishop:	2003.02.10

Priest of Tulle (France) (1981.07.23 – 2002.12.11)

Titular Bishop of Auzia (2002.12.11 – 2006.02.08)

Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia (Brazil) (2002.12.11 – 2006.02.08)

Bishop of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia (Brazil) (2006.02.08 – ...)

Bishop Pedro José Conti (75)
(1995.12.27 – 2004.12.29)

Bishop 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 – ...)

Bishop Patrício José Hanrahan, C.SS.R.
(1979.10.16 – 1993.05.25)

Born:	1925.10.24 (Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1953.08.16
Consecrated Bishop:	1979.04.29
Died:	1993.05.25 († 67)

Bishop-Prelate of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia (Brazil) (1979.01.29 – 1979.10.16)

Bishop of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia (Brazil) (1979.10.16 – 1993.05.25)

Prelates of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia (Roman Rite)

Bishop Patrício José Hanrahan, C.SS.R.
(1979.01.29 – 1979.10.16)

(see above)

Bishop Estêvão Cardoso de Avellar, O.P.
(1976.03.27 – 1978.03.20)

In finem dilexit

Born:	1917.11.04 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1946.10.06
Consecrated Bishop:	1971.09.26
Died:	2009.12.03 († 92)

Coadjutor Bishop-Prelate of Marabá (Brazil) (1971.08.06 – 1976.03.27)

Titular Bishop of Eucarpia (1971.08.06 – 1978.03.20)

Bishop-Prelate of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia (Brazil) (1976.03.27 – 1978.03.20)

Bishop of Uberlândia (Brazil) (1978.03.20 – 1992.12.23)

Bishop Luís António Palha Teixeira, O.P.
(1951.02.20 – 1969.12.20)

Born:	1896.05.10 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1925.04.11
Consecrated Bishop:	1951.05.13
Died:	1981.08.21 († 85)

Apostolic Administrator of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia (Brazil) (1948.01.02 – 1951.02.20)

Bishop-Prelate of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia (Brazil) (1951.02.20 – 1969.12.20)

Titular Bishop of Lunda (1951.02.20 – 1981.08.21)

Bishop-Prelate of Marabá (Brazil) (1969.12.20 – 1976.11.10)

Fr. Luís António Palha Teixeira, O.P. (later Bishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 1948.01.02 – 1951.02.20)

Bishop Sebastião Tomás, O.P.
(1924.12.18 – 1945.12.19)

Born:	1876.04.03 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1899.01.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1925.11.15
Died:	1945.12.19 († 69)

Apostolic Administrator of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia (Brazil) (1920 – 1924.12.18)

Titular Bishop of Platæa (1924.12.18 – 1945.12.19)

Bishop-Prelate of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia (Brazil) (1924.12.18 – 1945.12.19)

Fr. Sebastião Tomás, O.P. (later Bishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 1920 – 1924.12.18)

Bishop Raymond Dominique Carrerot, O.P.
(1912.08.26 – 1920.07.30)

Born:	1863.06.01 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1886.09.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1912.10.10
Died:	1933.12.14 († 70)

Titular Bishop of Verinopolis (1912.08.26 – 1920.07.30)

Bishop-Prelate of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia (Brazil) (1912.08.26 – 1920.07.30)

Bishop of Porto Nacional (Brazil) (1920.07.30 – 1933.12.14)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop-Prelate: Bishop-elect Tomás Balduino, O.P. (1967.08.15 – 1967.11.10)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Conceição do Araguaia, Pará

Churches by City (11)

Alto Xingu–Tucumã (↖), Marabá (↑), Tocantinópolis (↑), Araguaína (↗), Cristalândia (↘), Miracema do Tocantins (↘), São Félix (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 52,000 km²

Population: 272,600 Catholics (71.4% of 382,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 13 parishes

Personnel: 23 priests (19 diocesan, 4 religious), 30 religious (5 brothers, 25 sisters), 8 seminarians