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Suffragan diocese Abaetetuba, Brazil

Diocese of Abaetetuba

Abaëtetuben(sis)

The Diocese of Abaetetuba is a Latin Church diocese in the state of Pará, Brazil, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Belém do Pará. It originated as the Territorial Prelature of Abaeté do Tocantins in 1961 and was elevated to a diocese on August 4, 1981.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição, in Abaetetuba, Brazil.

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Established
1981
Catholics
334,438
Priests
33
Territory
28,256 km²

Parishes and churches

16 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
José Maria Chaves dos Reis
Born
23 January 1956
Birthplace
Orense
Institute
PIA SOCIETÀ DI SAN FRANCESCO SAVERIO PER LE MISSIONI ESTERE (SAVERIANI) (S.X.)

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The cathedral

Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição stands in Abaetetuba, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

The Brazilian city of Abaetetuba is the seat of this diocese, Dioecesis Abaëtetubensis in Latin, part of the ecclesiastical province of Belém do Pará.