Roman Catholic Diocese of Pinheiro

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

Diocese of Pinheiro Dioecesis Pinerensis
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	São Luís do Maranhão
Statistics
Area	14,744 km2 (5,693 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 435,240 348,192 (80.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	22 July 1939 (85 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Santo Inácio de Loiola
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Elio Rama, I.M.C.
Metropolitan Archbishop	José Belisário da Silva, O.F.M.
Bishops emeritus	Ricardo Pedro Paglia, M.S.C.

History

• 22 July 1939: Established as Territorial Prelature of Pinheiro from the Territorial Prelature of São José do Grajaú and Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão
• 16 October 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Pinheiro

Bishops

• Apostolic Administrator
  • Carlos Carmelo de Vasconcellos Motta † (1940 - 1944) Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão
• Prelates of Pinheiro (Roman Rite)
  • José Maria Lemerder † (1944 - 1946) Died
  • Alfonso Maria Ungarelli, M.S.C. † (13 Nov 1948 - 1 Mar 1975) Retired
  • Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C. (17 Jun 1975 - 12 Feb 1979) Appointed, Bishop of Tricarico
  • Ricardo Pedro Paglia, M.S.C. (3 Jul 1979 - 16 Oct 1979) Appointed Bishop here
• Bishops of Pinheiro (Roman rite)
  • Ricardo Pedro Paglia, M.S.C. (16 Oct 1979 – 17 Oct 2012) Retired
  • Elio Rama, I.M.C. (17 Oct 2012–present)

Auxiliary bishops

• Guido Maria Casullo (1963-1965), appointed Prelate of Cândido Mendes, Maranhão
• Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C. (1970-1975), appointed Prelate here

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy