Roman Catholic Diocese of Santarém, Brazil
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Diocese of Santarém Dioecesis Santaremensis Diocese de Santarém |
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Belém do Pará |
| Metropolitan | Belém do Pará |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 171,906 km2 (66,373 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 447,000 295,936 (66.2%) |
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| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 21 September 1903 (113 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of The Immaculate Conception in Santarém, Pará |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Flavio Giovenale, S.D.B. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Alberto Taveira Corrêa |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santarém (Latin: Dioecesis Santaremensis) is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of Belém do Pará (capital of Pará state) in northern Brazil.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição, dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, in the city of Santarém, Brazil.
As per 2014, it pastorally served 316,500 Catholics (70.2% of 451,000 total) on 171,906 km² in 22 parishes with 53 priests (26 diocesan, 27 religious), 90 lay religious (39 brothers, 51 sisters) and 19 seminarians.
(all Roman Rite, mostly foreign missionaries and/or members of Latin congregations)
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