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Diocese of Carolina
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The Diocese of Carolina is a Latin Church suffragan diocese in Maranhao state, northeastern Brazil. It was erected as a territorial prelature in 1958 and promoted to a diocese in 1979, with a cathedral dedicated to Saint Peter of Alcantara.
- Bishop
- Most Rev. Francisco Lima Soares
- Latin name
- Carolinen(sis) in Brasilia
- Erected
- 14 January 1958 (origins 1979)
- Cathedral
- Catedral São Pedro de Alcântara
- Patron
- Saint Peter of Alcantara
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- São Luís do Maranhão (Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão)
- Catholics
- 158,100
- Chancery
- Cúria Diocesana, C.P. 15, Av. Getúlio Vargas 23, Centro, 65980-000 Carolina, MA, Brasil
- Telephone
- Tel. [099]98525-2380
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Araguaína 80 km
- Diocese of Tocantinópolis 112 km
- Diocese of Balsas 160 km
- Diocese of Imperatriz 200 km
- Diocese of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia 223 km
- Diocese of Grajaú 224 km
Parishes near the see
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Sources: official site + Wikipedia · Annuario code 001001060 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08