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Suffragan diocese Humaitá, Brazil

Diocese of Humaitá

Humaitanen(sis)

Latin Church

Diocese in Humaita, Amazonas, in the ecclesiastical province of Porto Velho. Erected as a territorial prelature on 26 June 1961 and promoted to a diocese on 16 October 1979. The current bishop is Dom Antonio Fontinele de Melo, appointed in 2020.

On the map

Esri
Humaitá, Brazil, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1961
Catholics
83,000
Priests
16
Territory
109,000 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Dom Antônio Fontinele de Melo

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The cathedral

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

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History

Within the ecclesiastical province of Porto Velho in Brazil, the Diocese of Humaitá (Latin: Dioecesis Humaitanensis) has its seat in the city of Humaitá.

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  • Pope Leo XIV names Dom Antônio Fontinele bishop of Diocese of Rio Branco

    Pope Leo XIV appointed Dom Antônio Fontinele de Melo as the bishop of the Diocese of Rio Branco on September 18, 2026. He transfers from the Diocese of Humaitá in Amazonas to lead the pastoral community in Acre. Dom Antônio had been serving as the apostolic administrator of Rio Branco since July 12, 2026, following the resignation of Bishop Joaquín Pertíñez Fernández. The diocese became vacant on July 1, 2026, after the pope accepted the resignation of Bishop Pertíñez Fernández. Born in Camocim, Ceará, Dom Antônio was ordained a priest on September 18, 1999, for the Archdiocese of Porto Velho. He served as a rector, parish priest, and professor before being named bishop of Humaitá in August 2020.

    Sep 19, 2026 · Bishops · 7 sources

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