Roman Catholic Diocese of Humaitá

Diocese of Humaitá
Diocese of Humaitá ; Dioecesis Humaitanensis
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Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Porto Velho
Statistics
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Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2006); 100,000; 70,000 (70.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	26 June 1961 (62 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Franz Josef Meinrad Merkel, C.S.Sp.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Humaitá (Latin: Dioecesis Humaitanensis) is a diocese located in the city of Humaitá in the Ecclesiastical province of Porto Velho in Brazil.

History

26 June 1961: Established as Territorial Prelature of Humaitá from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manaus and Territorial Prelature of Porto Velho
16 October 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Humaitá

Bishops of Humaitá (Roman rite)
- Bishop Franz Josef Meinrad Merkel, C.S.Sp. (2000.07.26 – present)
- Bishop José Jovêncio Balestieri, S.D.B. (1991.03.06 – 1998.07.29)
- Bishop Miguel D’Aversa, S.D.B. (1979.10.16 – 1991.03.06)
Prelates of Humaitá (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Miguel D’Aversa, S.D.B. (1962.05.21 – 1979.10.16)
- Bishop José Domitrovitsch, S.D.B. (1961.08.05 – 1962.02.27)

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