Diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira Dioecesis Cachoëirensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Manaus |
Statistics | |
Area | 286,866 km2 (110,760 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 62,000 56,000 (90.3%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 1 May 1925 (98 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral São Gabriel |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Raimundo Vanthuy Neto |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Leonardo Ulrich Steiner |
Bishops emeritus | Edson Taschetto Damian |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira ( Latin: Dioecesis Cachoëirensis) is a diocese located in the city of São Gabriel da Cachoeira in the ecclesiastical province of Manaus in Brazil.
The Bishop is Mgr Edson Taschetto Damian. He was named on March, 4th, 2009, and was blessed on May, 24th, 2009.