Diocese of

Ponta de Pedras 𝐖

Brazil Brazil

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Ponta de Pedras / Petrosi Culminis (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Belém do Pará

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2015.09.23 – ...):Bishop Teodoro Mendes Tavares, C.S.Sp. (60)Bishop Teodoro Mendes Tavares, C.S.Sp. (60)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Ponta de Pedras (Roman Rite)

Bishop Teodoro Mendes Tavares, C.S.Sp. (60)Bishop Teodoro Mendes Tavares, C.S.Sp. (60)
(2015.09.23 – ...)

Bishop of Ponta de Pedras (Brazil)

Eis-me aqui

Born:1964.01.07 (São Miguel Arcanjo, Cabo Verde)
Ordained Priest:1993.07.11
Consecrated Bishop:2011.05.08

Titular Bishop of Verbe (2011.02.16 – 2015.06.10)

Auxiliary Bishop of Belém do Pará (Brazil) (2011.02.16 – 2015.06.10)

Coadjutor Bishop of Ponta de Pedras (Brazil) (2015.06.10 – 2015.09.23)

Bishop of Ponta de Pedras (Brazil) (2015.09.23 – ...)

Bishop Alessio Saccardo, S.J. (84)Bishop Alessio Saccardo, S.J. (84)
(2002.01.16 – 2015.09.23)

Bishop emeritus of Ponta de Pedras (Brazil)

In verbo tuo laxabo rete

Born:1940.09.21 (Marano Vicentino, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1970.09.05
Consecrated Bishop:2002.04.06

Bishop of Ponta de Pedras (Brazil) (2002.01.16 – 2015.09.23)

Bishop Ângelo Maria Rivato, S.J.
(1979.10.16 – 2002.01.16)

Ubi Caritas Ibi Deus

Born:1924.12.03 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:1951.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:1967.08.06
Died:2011.08.20 († 86)

Bishop-Prelate of Ponta de Pedras (Brazil) (1965.04.29 – 1979.10.16)

Titular Bishop of Germania in Numidia (1967.06.13 – 1978.05.26)

Bishop of Ponta de Pedras (Brazil) (1979.10.16 – 2002.01.16)

Prelates of Ponta de Pedras (Roman Rite)

Bishop Ângelo Maria Rivato, S.J.
(1965.04.29 – 1979.10.16)

(see above)

Archbishop Alberto Gaudêncio Ramos
(Apostolic Administrator 1963 – 1965.04.29)

Former Prelates

Special Churches

Churches by City (10)

Marajó (↑), Belém do Pará (→), Abaetetuba (↘), Cametá (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 15,954 km²

Population: 112,600 Catholics (65.5% of 172,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 8 parishes

Personnel: 20 priests (diocesan), 7 deacons, 22 religious (1 brother, 21 sisters), 10 seminarians

Population

Pastoral Centres

Priests

Deacons

Religious

Seminarians

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