Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponta de Pedras

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponta de Pedras (Latin: Dioecesis Petrosi Culminis) is a diocese located in the city of Ponta de Pedras in the ecclesiastical province of Belém do Pará in Brazil.

Diocese of Ponta de Pedras Dioecesis Petrosi Culminis Diocese de Ponta de Pedras
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Belém do Pará
Metropolitan	Belém do Pará
Statistics
Area	14,283 km2 (5,515 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 120,000 108,000 (90,7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	25 June 1963 (61 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Ponta de Pedras
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Teodoro Mendes Tavares, C.S.Sp.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Alberto Taveira Corrêa
Bishops emeritus	Alessio Saccardo, S.J.

History

• June 25, 1963: Established as Territorial Prelature of Ponta de Pedras from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belém do Pará
• October 16, 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Ponta de Pedras

Bishops

Ordinaries (in reverse chronological order)

• Bishops of Ponta de Pedras (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Teodoro Mendes Tavares, C.S.Sp. (2015.09.23 - )
  • Bishop Alessio Saccardo, S.J. (2002.01.16 – 2015.09.23)
  • Bishop Angelo Maria Rivato, S.J. (83) (1979.10.16 – 2002.01.16)
• Prelates of Ponta de Pedras (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Angelo Maria Rivato, S.J. (1965.04.29 – 1979.10.16)

Coadjutor bishop

• Teodoro Mendes Tavares, C.S.Sp. (2015)

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy