Roman Catholic Diocese of Guajará-Mirim

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 (96 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nossa Senhora do Seringueiro
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Benedito Araújo
Metropolitan Archbishop	Roque Paloschi
Website
www.dgm.org.br

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.

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)