Roman Catholic Diocese of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia

The Roman Catholic Diocese of (Santíssima) Conceição do Araguaia (Latin: Dioecesis Sanctissimae Conceptionis de Araguaia) is a Latin suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic church, in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Belém do Pará in Brazil.

Diocese of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia

Dioecesis Sanctissimae Conceptionis de Araguaia

Diocese de Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provinceBelém do Pará
MetropolitanBelém do Pará
Statistics
Area52,500 km2 (20,300 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
291,000
225,000 (77.3%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established18 July 1911 (113 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Conceição do Araguaia
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopDominique Marie Jean Denis You
Metropolitan ArchbishopAlberto Taveira Corrêa
Website
Website of the Diocese

Its cathedral see is Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição ('Our Lady of (Immaculate) Conception'), in the city of Conceição do Araguaia.

History

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Ordinaries

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(all Roman rite; mostly missionary members of Latin congregations)

Territorial (Bishop-)Prelates of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia
Diocesan Bishops of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia
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