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Diocese of Rio Branco
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Latin Church diocese in Rio Branco, Acre, in the upper Amazon basin. Established as the Territorial Prelature of Acre and Purus in 1919 and elevated to a diocese in 1986, it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Porto Velho.
- Bishop
- Joaquín Pertíñez Fernández
- Latin name
- Fluminis Albi Superioris
- Established
- 1919
- Cathedral
- Catedral Nossa Senhora de Nazaré
- Patron
- Our Lady of Nazareth
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Porto Velho (Archdiocese of Porto Velho)
- Catholics
- 443,000
- Chancery
- Travessa da Catedral 4, 69908-000 Rio Branco
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Pando BO 151 km
- Diocese of Guajará-Mirim 285 km
- Puerto Maldonado PE 328 km
- Diocese of Cruzeiro do Sul 418 km
- Diocese of Lábrea 448 km
- Diocese of Porto Velho 449 km
Parishes near the see
- Cristo Libertador · Rio Branco <1 km
- Divino Espírito Santo · Rio Branco <1 km
- Nossa Senhora Imaculada Conceição · Rio Branco <1 km
- Santa Clara · Rio Branco <1 km
- Santa Cruz · Rio Branco <1 km
- Santa Inês · Rio Branco <1 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001002754 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08