Diocese of

Borba

Brazil

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Borba / Borben(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Manaus

Neighbouring Dioceses: Humaitá (↙), Coari (←), Manaus (↑), Itacoatiara (↗), Parintins (↗), Itaituba (→), Sinop (↘), Juína (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Nossa Senhora Mãe de Cristo (January 1)

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1963.07.13: Established as Territorial Prelature of Borba / Borben(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manaus and Territorial Prelature of Parintins and became suffragan of Manaus)
1996.02.12: Exchanged territory with Diocese of Humaitá
2003.01.20: Lost territory to Diocese of Humaitá
2022.11.18: Promoted as Diocese of Borba / Borben(sis) (Latin)

Contact Info

Address: Av. Getúlio Vargas 90, 69200-000 Borba, AM, Brazil

Phone: (092)3512-1164

Present Prelates

Bishop (2022.11.18 – ...):

Bishop Zenildo Luiz Pereira da Silva, C.SS.R. (57)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Borba (Roman Rite)

Bishop Zenildo Luiz Pereira da Silva, C.SS.R. (57)
(2022.11.18 – ...)

Bishop of Borba (Brazil)

Apascenta minhas Ovelhas

Born:	1968.06.06 (Linhares, ES, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	2001.08.11
Consecrated Bishop:	2016.04.02

Coadjutor Bishop-Prelate of Borba (Brazil) (2016.02.24 – 2017.09.20)

Bishop-Prelate of Borba (Brazil) (2017.09.20 – 2022.11.18)

Bishop of Borba (Brazil) (2022.11.18 – ...)

Prelates of Borba (Roman Rite)

Bishop Zenildo Luiz Pereira da Silva, C.SS.R. (57)
(2017.09.20 – 2022.11.18)

(see above)

Bishop Elói Róggia, S.A.C. (83)
(2006.05.03 – 2017.09.20)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Borba (Brazil)

Caritas Christi urget nos

Born:	1942.09.16 (Faxinal do Soturno, RS, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1971.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:	2006.07.14

Bishop-Prelate of Borba (Brazil) (2006.05.03 – 2017.09.20)

Bishop José Afonso Ribeiro, T.O.R.
(1988.07.06 – 2006.05.03)

Communio Liberat

Born:	1929.10.28 (Poconé, MG, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:	1958.12.07
Consecrated Bishop:	1979.05.05
Died:	2009.11.11 (Canoas, RS, Brazil † 80)

Titular Bishop of Bagis (1979.01.29 – 1988.07.06)

Auxiliary Bishop of São Luiz de Cáceres (Brazil) (1979.01.29 – 1988.07.06)

Bishop-Prelate of Borba (Brazil) (1988.07.06 – 2006.05.03)

Bishop Adriano Jaime Miriam Veigle, T.O.R.
(1964.06.18 – 1988.07.06)

Born:	1912.09.15 (Lilly, PA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1937.05.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1966.06.09
Died:	2001.04.03 († 88)

Bishop-Prelate of Borba (Brazil) (1964.06.18 – 1988.07.06)

Titular Bishop of Gigthi (1966.03.23 – 1978.05.26)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop-Prelate: Bishop Zenildo Luiz Pereira da Silva, C.SS.R. (57) (2016.02.24 – 2017.09.20)

Special Churches

Cathedral, Minor Basilica: Catedral Basílica Santo Antônio de Pádua, Borba, Amazonas

Churches by City (9)

Humaitá (↙), Coari (←), Manaus (↑), Itacoatiara (↗), Parintins (↗), Itaituba (→), Sinop (↘), Juína (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 100,000 km²

Population: 137,000 Catholics (81.1% of 169,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 9 parishes, 48 missions

Personnel: 20 priests (11 diocesan, 9 religious), 13 deacons, 9 religious (9 brothers), 5 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2026.03.30

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