Roman Catholic Diocese of Coari

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coari (Latin: Dioecesis Coaritana) is a diocese located in the city of Coari in the ecclesiastical province of Manaus in Brazil.

Diocese of Coari Diocesis Coaritana
Catedral Sant’Ana e São Sebastião in 2014
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Manaus
Statistics
Area	135,442 km2 (52,294 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 195,306 166,076 (85.0%)
Information
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	9 October 2013 (11 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Sant’Ana e São Sebastião
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Marek Marian Piatek, C.Ss.R.
Bishops emeritus	Gutemberg Freire Régis, C.Ss.R. Joércio Gonçalves Pereira, C.Ss.R.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coari was erected on 9 October 2013 by Pope Francis, and is a part of the Ecclesiastical Province of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manaus, based in Manaus, Brazil.

It has been led since its elevation by its first bishop, Marek Marian Piatek, C.Ss.R., a Polish native and a member of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (the Redemptorists).

History

• July 13, 1963, the Territorial Prelature of Coari was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manaus.
• October 9, 2013: Promoted as Diocese of Coari

Bishops

Ordnaries, in reverse chronological order

• Prelates of Coari (Latin Church)
  • Mário Roberto Emmett Anglim, C.Ss.R. (April 24, 1964 – April 13, 1973)
  • Gutemberg Freire Régis, C.Ss.R. (July 23, 1978 – February 28, 2007)
  • Joércio Gonçalves Pereira, C.Ss.R. (coadjutor 2005–2007; bishop February 28, 2007 – July 22, 2009)
  • Marek Marian Piatek, C.Ss.R. (August 12, 2011 – October 9, 2013)
• Bishops of Coari
  • Marek Marian Piatek, C.Ss.R. (October 9, 2013–present)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy