Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Velho

Archdiocese of Porto Velho Archidioecesis Portus Veteris
Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral, Porto Velho
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Brazil
Statistics
Area	84,696 km2 (32,701 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2000) 664,958 598,000 (89.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	1 May 1925 (100 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Metropolitana Sagrado Coração de Jesus
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Archbishop	Roque Paloschi
Website
arquidiocesedeportovelho.org.br

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Velho (Latin : Archidioecesis Portus Veteris) is an archdiocese located in the city of Porto Velho in Brazil.

History

• 1 May 1925: Established as Territorial Prelature of Porto Velho from the Diocese of Amazonas and Diocese of São Luíz de Cáceres
• 16 October 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Porto Velho
• 4 October 1982: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Velho

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

• Archbishops of Porto Velho (Latin Rite), below
  • Roque Paloschi (2015.10.14 - )
  • Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Ist. del Prado (2011.11.30 - 2015.03.18), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão
  • Moacyr Grechi, O.S.M. (1998.07.29 – 2011.11.30)
  • José Martins da Silva, S.D.N. (1982.10.04 – 1997.09.03)
• Bishop of Porto Velho (Latin Rite), below
  • João Batista Costa, S.D.B. (see below 1979.10.16 – 1982.06.09)
• Prelates of Porto Velho (Latin Rite), below
  • João Batista Costa, S.D.B. (1946.10.01 – 1979.10.16 see above)
  • Pedro Massa, S.D.B. (Apostolic Administrator 1925.07.25 – 1946.10.01)

Coadjutor bishop

• Antônio Sarto, S.D.B. (1971-1982, including 1971-1979 as Coadjutor Prelate), did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Antônio Fontinele de Melo, appointed Bishop of Humaitá, Amazonas in 2020

Suffragan dioceses

• Diocese of Cruzeiro do Sul
• Diocese of Guajará-Mirim
• Diocese of Humaitá
• Diocese of Ji-Paraná
• Diocese of Rio Branco
• Territorial Prelature of Lábrea

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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