Diocese of Castanhal, Brazil 🇧🇷

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Castanhal / Castagnalen(sis) de Pará (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Belém do Pará

Neighbouring Dioceses: Abaetetuba (↙), Belém do Pará (←), Bragança do Pará (→)

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Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: February 27 (2011)

2004.12.29: Established as Diocese of Castanhal / Castagnalen(sis) de Pará (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belém do Pará and Diocese of Bragança do Pará and became suffragan of Belém do Pará)

Bishop (2026.03.24 – ...):

Bishop Manoel de Oliveira Soares Filho (60)

Bishops of Castanhal (Roman Rite)

Bishop Manoel de Oliveira Soares Filho (60)
(2026.03.24 – ...)

Bishop of Castanhal (Brazil)

Born:	1965.09.25 (São Domingos do Capim, PA, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1993.09.26
Consecrated Bishop:	2019.02.24

Priest of Bragança do Pará (Brazil) (1993.09.26 – 2018.12.19)

Bishop of Palmeira dos Índios (Brazil) (2018.12.19 – 2026.03.24)

Bishop of Castanhal (Brazil) (2026.03.24 – ...)

Bishop Carlos Verzeletti (75)
(2004.12.29 – 2026.03.24)

Bishop emeritus of Castanhal (Brazil)

Priest of Brescia (Italy) (1976.06.12 – 1996.05.15)

Titular Bishop of Tepelta (1996.05.15 – 2004.12.29)

Auxiliary Bishop of Belém do Pará (Brazil) (1996.05.15 – 2004.12.29)

Bishop of Castanhal (Brazil) (2004.12.29 – 2026.03.24)

Area: 14,338 km²

Population: 668,000 Catholics (81.4% of 820,653 total)

Pastoral Centres: 36 parishes

Personnel: 53 priests (39 diocesan, 14 religious), 106 deacons, 93 religious (14 brothers, 79 sisters), 41 seminarians