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Diocese of Roraima Dioecesis Roraimensis
Cathedral of Christ the Redemer, Roraima
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Manaus
Statistics
Area	230,104 km2 (88,844 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 324,397 200,000 (61.7%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	21 April 1934 (92 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Cristo Redentor, Boa Vista
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Evaristo Pascoal Spengler, O.F.M.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Leonardo Ulrich Steiner, O.F.M.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Roraima (Latin: Dioecesis Roraimensis) is a diocese located in the state of Roraima in the ecclesiastical province of Manaus in Brazil.

History

• 1934: Established as Apostolic Administration of Rio Branco
• August 30, 1944: Promoted as Territorial Prelature of Rio Branco
• April 29, 1963: Renamed as Territorial Prelature of Roraima
• October 16, 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Roraima

Leadership

Prelates of Roraima

• José Nepote-Fus, I.M.C. (18 April 1952 – December 1965), resigned
• Servílio Conti, I.M.C. (1 January 1965 – 3 May 1975), resigned
• Aldo Mongiano, I.M.C. (14 May 1975 – 4 December 1979), see below

Bishops of Roraima

• Aldo Mongiano, I.M.C. (4 December 1979 Appointed – 26 June 1996), resigned
• Aparecido José Dias, S.V.D. (26 June 1996 – 29 May 2004)
• Roque Paloschi (18 May 2005 – 14 October 2015), appointed Archbishop of Porto Velho, Rondonia
• Mário Antônio da Silva (22 June 2016 – 23 February 2022), appointed Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso
• Evaristo Pascoal Spengler, O.F.M. (23 January 2023 – Present)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy