Roman Catholic Diocese of Marabá

The Diocese of Marabá (Latin: Dioecesis Marabensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastic territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Brazil. Its episcopal see is Marabá. The Diocese of Marabá is in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Belém do Pará.

Diocese of Marabá Dioecesis Marabensis Diocese de Marabá
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Belém do Pará
Metropolitan	Belém do Pará
Statistics
Area	81,832 km2 (31,596 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 533,000 370,000 (69.4%)
Information
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	20 December 1969 (55 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Marabá, Pará
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Vital Corbellini
Metropolitan Archbishop	Alberto Taveira Corrêa

History

• December 20, 1969: Established as Territorial Prelature of Marabá from the Territorial Prelature of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia
• October 16, 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Marabá

Bishops

Ordinaries (in reverse chronological order)

• Bishops of Marabá
  • Bishop Vital Corbellini (2012.10.10 Oct 2012 - )
  • Bishop José Foralosso, S.D.B. (2000.01.12 – 2012.04.25)
  • Bishop José Vieira de Lima, T.O.R. (1990.04.18 – 1998.11.11), appointed Bishop of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso
  • Bishop Altamiro Rossato, C.SS.R. (1985.12.08 – 1989.03.15), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
  • Bishop Alano Maria Pena, O.P. (1979.10.16 – 1985.07.11), appointed Bishop of Itapeva, São Paulo; future Archbishop
• Prelates of Marabá
  • Bishop Alano Maria Pena, O.P. (1976.11.10 – 1979.10.16); future Archbishop
  • Bishop Luís António Palha Teixeira, O.P. (1969.12.20 – 1976.11.10)
• Prelates of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia
  • Bishop Luís António Palha Teixeira, O.P. † (1951.02.20 - 1969.12.20)
  • Bishop Sebastião Thomás, O.P. (1924.12.18 - 1945.12.19)
  • Bishop Raymond Dominique Carrerot, O.P. † (1912.08.26 - 1920.07.30), appointed Bishop of Porto Nacional, Tocantins

Coadjutor prelates

• Tomás Balduino, O.P. (1967); did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Goiás
• Estêvão Cardoso de Avellar, O.P. (1971-1976); did not succeed to see; appointed Prelate of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Para
• Alano Maria Pena, O.P. (1976-1985)

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website