Roman Catholic Diocese of Guajará-Mirim

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guajará-Mirim (Latin: Dioecesis Guaiaramirensis) is a diocese located in the city of Guajará-Mirim in the ecclesiastical province of Porto Velho in Brazil.

Diocese of Guajará-Mirim Dioecesis Guaiaramirensis
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Porto Velho
Statistics
Area	89,700 km2 (34,600 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 218,500 130,200 (59.6%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	1 March 1929 (95 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nossa Senhora do Seringueiro
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Benedito Araújo
Metropolitan Archbishop	Roque Paloschi
Website
www.dgm.org.br

History

• 1 March 1929: Established as Territorial Prelature of Guajará-Mirim from Territorial Prelature of Porto Velho and Diocese of São Luíz de Cáceres
• 16 October 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Guajará-Mirim

Bishops

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

• Bishops of Guajará-Mirim (Roman rite), below
  • Bishop Benedito Araújo (2011.12.09 - present)
  • Bishop Geraldo João Paulo Roger Verdier (1980.07.31 – 2011.12.09)
• Prelates of Guajará-Mirim (Roman Rite), below
  • Bishop Luiz Roberto Gomes de Arruda, T.O.R. (1966.03.12 – 1978.11.03)
  • Bishop Francisco Xavier Elias Pedro Paulo Rey, T.O.R. (1945.05.19 – 1966.03.12)

Coadjutor bishops

• Luiz Roberto Gomes de Arruda, T.O.R. (1964-1966), as Coadjutor Prelate
• Benedito Araújo (2011)

Auxiliary bishop

• José María Pinheiro (1997-2003), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese)