Roman Catholic Diocese of Alto Solimões

Diocese of Alto Solimões Dioecesis Solimões Superioris
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Manaus
Statistics
Area	130,240 km2 (50,290 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 169,000 98,000 (58.0%)
Information
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	23 May 1910 (114 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Santos Anjos da Guarda, Tabatinga
Co-cathedral	Co-Catedral São Paulo Apóstolo, São Paulo de Olivença
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Adolfo Zon Pereira
Metropolitan Archbishop	Sérgio Eduardo Castriani
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alto Solimões (Latin: Dioecesis Solimões Superioris) is a diocese located in the city of Tabatinga in the ecclesiastical province of Manaus in Brazil.

History

• May 23, 1910: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Alto Solimões from the Diocese of Amazonas
• August 11, 1950: Promoted as Territorial Prelature of Alto Solimões
• August 14, 1991: Promoted as Diocese of Alto Solimões

Bishops

• Prefects apostolic of Alto Solimões (Latin Church)
  • Evangelista Galea (6 Sep 1910 – 1938)
  • Tomaz M. de Marcellano (1938 – 1945)
  • Venceslao da Spoleto (8 Nov 1946 – 1950)
  • Wesceslau Nazareno Ponte de Spoleto (Apostolic Administrator 4 Sep 1950 – 1952)
• Prelates of Alto Solimões (Latin Church)
  • Wesceslau Nazareno Ponte de Spoleto (1952 – 1952)
  • Cesário Alexandre Minali (1 Mar 1955 – 9 Apr 1958), appointed Prelate of Carolina, Maranhão
  • Adalberto Domingos Marzi (Apostolic administrator 8 Apr 1959 – 4 Feb 1961)
  • Adalberto Domingos Marzi (4 Feb 1961 – 12 Sep 1990)
• Bishops of Alto Solimões (Latin Church)
  • Evangelista Alcimar Caldas Magalhães (12 Sep 1990 – 20 May 2015)
  • Adolfo Zon Pereira, S.X. (20 May 2015 – present)

Coadjutor bishop

• Adolfo Zon Pereira, S.X. (2014-2015)

References

• Catholic Hierarchy.org: Roman Catholic Diocese of Alto Solimões