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.
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
- GCatholic.org[permanent dead link]
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website (Portuguese)[permanent dead link]
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