Roman Catholic Diocese of Borba
Diocese of Borba Dioecesis Borbensis | |
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![]() Prelatial Cathedral Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua | |
Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Ecclesiastical province | Manaus |
Statistics | |
Area | 170,000 km2 (66,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 190,000 155,000 (81.6%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 13 July 1963 (61 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Prelatícia Basílica Santo Antônio de Pádua |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Zenildo Luiz Pereira da Silva, C.Ss.R. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Sérgio Eduardo Castriani, C.S.Sp. |
Bishops emeritus | Elói Róggia, S.A.C. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Borba (Latin: Dioecesis Borbensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese located in the city of Borba, Amazonas, in the ecclesiastical province of Manaus in Brazil.
History
[edit]- 13 July 1963: Established as Territorial Prelature of Borba from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manaus and Territorial Prelature of Parintins
- 18 November 2022: Promoted as Diocese of Borba
Bishops
[edit]- Prelates of Borba (Latin Rite)
- Adriano Jaime Miriam Veigle, T.O.R. (1964.06.18 – 1988.07.06)
- José Afonso Ribeiro, T.O.R. (1988.07.06 – 2006.05.03)
- Elói Róggia, S.A.C. (2006.05.03 – 2017.09.20)
- Zenildo Luiz Pereira da Silva, C.Ss.R. (2017.09.20 - 2022.11.18)
- Diocesan Bishops
- Zenildo Luiz Pereira da Silva, C.Ss.R. (since 2022.11.18)
Coadjutor bishop
[edit]- Zenildo Luiz Pereira da Silva, C.Ss.R.[1] (2016-2017)
References
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