Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Coroatá

Roman Catholic Diocese of Coroatá

Roman Catholic Diocese of Coroatá

Catholic ecclesiastical territory

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coroatá (Latin: Dioecesis Coroatensis) is a diocese located in the city of Coroatá in the ecclesiastical province of São Luís do Maranhão in Brazil.

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History

  • 26 August 1977: Established as Diocese of Coroatá from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão

Bishops

  • Bishops of Coroatá (Roman rite)
    • Reinaldo Ernst Enrich (Heribert) Pünder † (5 May 1978 - 16 Jan 2011) Died
    • Sebastião Bandeira Coêlho (16 Jan 2011–present)

Coadjutor bishop

  • Sebastião Bandeira Coêlho (2010-2011)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • José Valdeci Santos Mendes, appointed Bishop of Brejo, Maranhão in 2010

References

4.1269°S 44.1299°W / -4.1269; -44.1299


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