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Suffragan diocese Grajaú, Brazil

Diocese of Grajaú

Graiahuen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Grajaú is a Latin Church diocese in the state of Maranhão, Brazil, suffragan to the Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão. It was erected as a territorial prelature in 1922 and later became a diocese. Its current bishop, Dom Giuseppe Luigi Spiga, was installed in 2025.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of Senhor do Bonfim, in Grajaú, Brazil.

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Established
1922
Catholics
307,000
Priests
38
Territory
41,023 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
Giuseppe Luigi Spiga
Born
29 July 1972
Birthplace
Serramanna

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Senhor do Bonfim stands in Grajaú, 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

Seated in the city of Grajaú, this diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Graiahuensis) belongs to the ecclesiastical province of São Luís do Maranhão in Brazil.