Suffragan diocese Castanhal, Brazil
Diocese of Castanhal
Castagnalen(sis) de Pará
Latin Church
Diocese of Castanhal in Pará, Brazil, established in 2004 from territory of the Archdiocese of Belém do Pará and the Diocese of Bragança do Pará. Bishop Manoel de Oliveira Soares Filho was appointed in March 2026.
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- Established
- 2004
- Catholics
- 668,000
- Priests
- 53
- Territory
- 14,338 km²
Parishes and churches
35 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Santa Maria Mãe de DeusCapanema · CathedralView parish
- Cristo JovemCastanhalView parish
- Cristo ReiCastanhalView parish
- Nossa Senhora AuxiliadoraSanta Izabel do ParáView parish
- Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoSalinópolisView parish
- Nossa Senhora das VitóriasMarapanimView parish
- Nossa Senhora de FátimaQuatipurúView parish
- Nossa Senhora de NazaréCapanemaView parish
- Nossa Senhora de NazaréMagalhães BarataView parish
- Nossa Senhora de NazaréQuatipurúView parish
- Nossa Senhora de NazaréTimboteuaView parish
- Nossa Senhora do LivramentoSão João de PirabasView parish
- Nossa Senhora do Perpétuo SocorroCapanemaView parish
- Nossa Senhora do RosárioColaresView parish
- Nossa Senhora do RosárioCuruçáView parish
- Nossa Senhora do SocorroSanta Maria do ParáView parish
- Sagrado Coração de JesusPeixe-BoiView parish
- Santa CruzCastanhalView parish
- Santa Izabel de PortugalSanta Izabel do ParáView parish
- Santa TerezinhaCastanhalView parish
- Santo Antônio do TauáSantarém NovoView parish
- Sant’AnaCastanhalView parish
- São Caetano da Divina ProvidênciaSão Caetano de OdivelasView parish
- São Domingos de GusmãoSão Domingos do CapimView parish
- São FranciscoNova TimboteuaView parish
- São Francisco de AssisSão Francisco do ParáView parish
- São JorgeColônia do PrataView parish
- São JoséCastanhalView parish
- São João BatistaPrimaveraView parish
- São João BatistaSão João da PontaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Manoel de Oliveira Soares Filho
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The cathedral
Catedral de Santa Maria Mãe de Deus stands in Castanhal, 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 city of Castanhal hosts a Roman Catholic diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Castagnalensis de Pará) within the ecclesiastical province of Belém do Pará in Brazil.
This see in the wire
Stories that name this see
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Pope Leo XIV appoints Giovanni Crippa bishop of Palmeira dos Indios
Pope Leo XIV appointed Giovanni Crippa as the bishop of Palmeira dos Índios on Friday, September 25. A member of the Consolata Missionaries, Crippa transfers to the Alagoas diocese from his previous role as bishop of Ilhéus in Bahia. The Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios has been vacant following the transfer of Manoel de Oliveira Soares Filho to the Diocese of Castanhal. Priest Adauto Alves Vieira has served as the diocesan administrator. The National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB) sent a greeting to Crippa, thanking him for his work in Ilhéus and expressing confidence in his new ministry. The CNBB noted that his missionary background would serve as a sign of hope for the people of Alagoas.
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