Roman Catholic Diocese of Coroatá

Diocese of Coroatá Dioecesis Coroatensis
Catedral Nossa Senhora da Piedade in 2008
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	São Luís do Maranhão
Statistics
Area	18,744 km2 (7,237 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 501,418 401,134 (80.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	26 August 1977 (46 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nossa Senhora da Piedade
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sebastião Bandeira Coêlho
Metropolitan Archbishop	José Belisário da Silva, O.F.M.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Coroatá (Latin: Dioecesis Coroatensis) is a diocese located in the city of Coroatá in the ecclesiastical province of São Luís do Maranhão in Brazil.

History

• 26 August 1977: Established as Diocese of Coroatá from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Luís do Maranhão

Bishops

• Bishops of Coroatá (Roman rite)
  • Reinaldo Ernst Enrich (Heribert) Pünder † (5 May 1978 - 16 Jan 2011) Died
  • Sebastião Bandeira Coêlho (16 Jan 2011–present)

Coadjutor bishop

• Sebastião Bandeira Coêlho (2010-2011)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• José Valdeci Santos Mendes, appointed Bishop of Brejo, Maranhão in 2010

References

• GCatholic.org^{[permanent dead link]}
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website (Portuguese)^{[permanent dead link]}