Roman Catholic Diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira

The Roman Catholic Diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira (Latin: Dioecesis Cachoëirensis) is a diocese located in the city of São Gabriel da Cachoeira in the ecclesiastical province of Manaus in Brazil.

Diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira Dioecesis Cachoëirensis
Cathedral of St. Gabriel
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Manaus
Statistics
Area	286,866 km2 (110,760 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 62,000 56,000 (90.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	1 May 1925 (99 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral São Gabriel
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Raimundo Vanthuy Neto
Metropolitan Archbishop	Leonardo Ulrich Steiner
Bishops emeritus	Edson Taschetto Damian

The Bishop is Mgr Edson Taschetto Damian. He was named on March, 4th, 2009, and was blessed on May, 24th, 2009.

History

• May 1, 1925: Established as Territorial Prelature of Rio Negro
• October 30, 1980: Promoted as Diocese of Rio Negro
• October 21, 1981: Renamed as Diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

• Bishops of São Gabriel da Cachoeira (Roman rite), below
  • Bishop Edson Taschetto Damian (2009.03.04 - present)
  • Bishop José Song Sui-Wan, S.D.B. (宋瑞雲) (2002.01.23 – 2009.03.04)
  • Bishop Walter Ivan de Azevedo, S.D.B. (1988.02.27 – 2002.01.23)
  • Bishop Michele Alagna Foderá, S.D.B. (1981.10.21 – 1988.02.27)
• Bishops of Rio Negro (Roman Rite), below
  • Bishop Michele Alagna Foderá, S.D.B. (1980.10.30 – 1981.10.21)
• Prelates of Rio Negro (Roman Rite), below
  • Bishop Michele Alagna Foderá, S.D.B. (1967.06.13 – 1980.10.30)
  • Bishop Pedro Massa, S.D.B. (1941.04.05 – 1967.06.13)

Coadjutor bishops

• José Domitrovitsch, S.D.B. (1949-1961), as Coadjutor Prelate; did not succeed to see; appointed Prelate of Humaitá, Amazonas
• João Batista Marchesi, S.D.B. (1962-1967), as Coadjutor Prelate; did not succeed to see
• Walter Ivan de Azevedo, S.D.B. (1986-1988)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy