Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belém do Pará

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Archdiocese of Belém do Pará
*Archidioecesis Belemensis de Pará*
Statistics
Country:	Brazil
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	2,082 km²
Population: Total: Catholics:	2,042,530 (2006) 1,503,302 (73.6%)
Cathedral:	Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora das Graças
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belém do Pará {Latin: Belemen(sis) de Pará } is an archdiocese located in the city of Belém in Brazil.

1 History
2 Special Churches
3 Leadership
4 Suffragan Dioceses
5 Source

[edit] History

March 4, 1720: Established as Diocese of Belém do Pará from Diocese of São Luís do Maranhão
May 1, 1906: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belém do Pará

[edit] Special Churches

Minor Basillicas:
- Basílica Nossa Senhora de Nazaré do Desterro

[edit] Leadership

Archbishops of Belém do Pará (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist. (2004.10.13 – present)
- Archbishop Vicente Joaquim Zico, C.M. (1990.07.04 – 2004.10.13)
- Archbishop Alberto Gaudêncio Ramos (1957.05.09 – 1990.07.04)
- Archbishop Mário de Miranda Villas-Boas (1944.09.10 – 1956.10.23)
- Cardinal Jaime de Barros Câmara (1941.09.15 – 1943.07.03)
- Archbishop Antônio de Almeida Lustosa, S.D.B. (1931.07.10 – 1941.07.19)
- Archbishop João Irineu Joffily (1924.03.27 – 1931.05.01)
- Archbishop Santino Maria da Silva Coutinho (1906.12.06 – 1923.01.19)
- Archbishop José Marcondes Homem de Melo (1906.05.01 – 1906.12.06)
Bishops of Belém do Pará (Roman rite)
- Archbishop José Marcondes Homem de Melo (1906.04.26 – 1906.05.01)
- Archbishop Francisco do Rego Maia (1901.06.05 – 1906.04.03)
- Bishop Antônio Manoel de Castilho Brandão (1894.09.07 – 1901.06.05)
- Archbishop Jerônimo Tomé da Silva (1890.06.26 – 1893.09.12)
- Archbishop Antônio de Macedo Costa (1860.12.17 – 1890.06.26)
- Bishop José Affonso de Moraes Torres, C.M. (1844.01.22 – 1857.09.24)
- Bishop Romualdo de Souza Coelho (1820.08.28 – 1841.02.15)
- Bishop Manoel de Almeida de Carvalho (1790.06.21 – 1818.06.30)
- Archbishop Cayetano Da Annunciação Brandão, T.O.R. (1782.12.16 – 1790.03.29)
- Bishop João Evangelista Pereira da Silva, T.O.R. (1771.06.17 – 1782.05.14)
- Bishop João de São José de Queiroz da Silveira, O.S.B. (1760.03.24 – 1763.11.25)
- Bishop Miguel de Bulhões e Souza, O.P. (1748.05.18 – 1760.03.24)
- Bishop Guilherme de São José Antonio de Aranha (1738.09.03 – 1748.05.18)
- Bishop Bartolomeu do Pilar, O. Carm. (1720.03.04 – 1733.04.09)