Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese
Name: Porto Velho / Portus Veteris (Latin)
Suffragan Sees: Cruzeiro do Sul, Guajará-Mirim, Humaitá, Ji-Paraná, Rio Branco, Lábrea
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Patron Saint: Sagrado Coração de Jesus, Saint John Bosco (January 31)
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Metropolitan Archbishop (2015.10.14 – ...): | ![]() |
Metropolitan Archbishops of Porto Velho (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Metropolitan Archbishop of Porto Velho (Brazil)
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Archbishop Moacyr Grechi, O.S.M.
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Archbishop José Martins da Silva, S.D.N.
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Bishops of Porto Velho (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop João Batista Costa, S.D.B.
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Prelates of Porto Velho (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop João Batista Costa, S.D.B. (see above) | ||||||||||
Bishop Pedro Massa, S.D.B. |
Area: 84,696 km²
Population: 425,248 Catholics (48.1% of 883,387 total)
Pastoral Centres: 30 parishes, 5 missions
Personnel: 41 priests (9 diocesan, 32 religious), 113 religious (46 brothers, 67 sisters), 4 seminarians
Last updated on 2023.11.30
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