Roman Catholic Diocese of Coroatá

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coroatá (Latin: Dioecesis Coroatensis) is a diocese located in the city of Coroatá in the ecclesiastical province of São Luís do Maranhão in Brazil.

Diocese of Coroatá

Dioecesis Coroatensis
Catedral Nossa Senhora da Piedade in 2008
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical provinceSão Luís do Maranhão
Statistics
Area18,744 km2 (7,237 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
501,418
401,134 (80.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established26 August 1977 (47 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nossa Senhora da Piedade
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSebastião Bandeira Coêlho
Metropolitan ArchbishopJosé Belisário da Silva, O.F.M.

History

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  • 26 August 1977: Established as Diocese of Coroatá from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão

Bishops

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  • Bishops of Coroatá (Roman rite)
    • Reinaldo Ernst Enrich (Heribert) Pünder † (5 May 1978 - 16 Jan 2011) Died
    • Sebastião Bandeira Coêlho (16 Jan 2011–present)

Coadjutor bishop

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Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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References

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4°07′37″S 44°07′48″W / 4.1269°S 44.1299°W / -4.1269; -44.1299