Diocese of Bragança do Pará

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Bishop(s) Luigi Ferrando, Bishop Miguel Maria Giambelli, B., Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Name Changed: 13 October 1981 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Belém do Pará Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Para Country: Brazil Square Kilometers: 68,316 (26,387 Square Miles) Conference Region: Norte 2 Mailing Address: C.P. 013, Praca Major Batista 368, 68600-000 Braganca, PA, Brazil Telephone: (091)425-1108 Fax: 425-2018

Historical Details

• Territorial Prelature of Gurupi
  • Latin Name: Gurupensis
  • Erected: 14 April 1928
  • Country: Brazil

• Territorial Prelature of Guamá
  • Latin Name: Guamensis
  • Name Changed: 3 February 1934
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Belém do Pará
  • State: Para
  • Country: Brazil

• Diocese of Guamá
  • Latin Name: Guamensis
  • Elevated: 16 October 1979
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Belém do Pará
  • State: Para
  • Country: Brazil

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Eliseu Maria Coroli, B. † (10 Aug 1940 Appointed - 5 Feb 1977 Resigned)
• Miguel Maria Giambelli, B. (21 Apr 1980 Appointed - 10 Apr 1996 Retired)
• Luigi Ferrando (10 Apr 1996 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Territorial Prelature of Gurupi
14 April 1928	Erected	Archdiocese of Belém do Pará	Territorial Prelature of Gurupi (erected)
Territorial Prelature of Guamá
3 February 1934	Name Changed	Territorial Prelature of Gurupi	Territorial Prelature of Guamá
Diocese of Guamá
16 October 1979	Elevated	Territorial Prelature of Guamá	Diocese of Guamá
Diocese of Bragança do Pará
13 October 1981	Name Changed	Diocese of Guamá	Diocese of Bragança do Pará
29 December 2004	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Belém do Pará Diocese of Bragança do Pará	Diocese of Castanhal (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Territorial Prelature of Guamá
1949	127,000	130,000	97.7%		13	13	9,769		13	16	7	ap1951
1965	200,000	210,000	95.2%		17	17	11,764		16	69	7	ap1967
1970		275,000	.0%	2	19	21	0		26	78	8	ap1971
1976	300,000	350,000	85.7%	3	17	20	15,000		23	94	11	ap1977
Diocese of Guamá
1980	316,000	354,000	89.3%	3	19	22	14,363		33	115	16	ap1981
Diocese of Bragança do Pará
1990	571,000	654,000	87.3%	12	12	24	23,791		12	103	17	ap1991
1999	667,000	724,000	92.1%	18	7	25	26,680		9	172	17	ap2000
2000	675,000	733,000	92.1%	21	7	28	24,107		8	180	17	ap2001
2001	675,000	733,000	92.1%	23	7	30	22,500		8	180	17	ap2002
2002	685,000	743,000	92.2%	23	6	29	23,620		6	180	17	ap2003
2003	685,000	743,000	92.2%	23	7	30	22,833		7	180	17	ap2004
2004	667,304	942,004	70.8%	22	7	29	23,010		7	178	17	bul:29Dec2004
2005	550,627	597,249	92.2%	22	6	28	19,665		6	180	23	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Eliseu Maria Coroli, B. † (Prelate: 10 Aug 1940 to 5 Feb 1977)
• Luigi Ferrando (Bishop: 10 Apr 1996 - )
• Miguel Maria Giambelli, B. (Bishop: 21 Apr 1980 to 10 Apr 1996)