Diocese of Coroatá, Brazil 🇧🇷

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Coroatá / Coroaten(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: São Luís do Maranhão

Neighbouring Dioceses: Bacabal (←), Viana (↖), São Luís do Maranhão (↑), Brejo (→), Caxias do Maranhão (↘)

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Patron Saint: Nossa Senhora da Piedade (September 15)

1977.08.26: Established as Diocese of Coroatá / Coroaten(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão and became suffragan of São Luís do Maranhão)
2001.07.19: Gained territory from Diocese of Bacabal

Bishop (2011.01.16 – ...):

Bishop Sebastião Bandeira Coêlho (67)

Bishops of Coroatá (Roman Rite)

Bishop Sebastião Bandeira Coêlho (67)
(2011.01.16 – ...)

Bishop of Coroatá (Brazil)

Priest of Balsas (Brazil) (1984.07.28 – 2004.12.22)

Titular Bishop of Thubursicum (2004.12.22 – 2010.01.07)

Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus (Brazil) (2004.12.22 – 2010.01.07)

Coadjutor Bishop of Coroatá (Brazil) (2010.01.07 – 2011.01.16)

Bishop of Coroatá (Brazil) (2011.01.16 – ...)

Bishop Reinaldo Ernst E. Pünder
(1978.05.05 – 2011.01.16)

Bishop of Coroatá (Brazil) (1978.05.05 – 2011.01.16)

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Sebastião Bandeira Coêlho (67) (2010.01.07 – 2011.01.16)

Area: 19,071 km²

Population: 468,855 Catholics (76.5% of 612,700 total)

Pastoral Centres: 23 parishes, 967 missions

Personnel: 44 priests (37 diocesan, 7 religious), 24 deacons, 46 religious (12 brothers, 34 sisters), 7 seminarians