Roman Catholic Diocese of Humaitá

Diocese of Humaitá Dioecesis Humaitanensis
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Conception
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Porto Velho
Statistics
Area	109,000 km2 (42,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 100,000 70,000 (70.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	26 June 1961 (63 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Antônio Fontinele de Melo
Metropolitan Archbishop	Roque Paloschi
Bishops emeritus	Franz Josef Meinrad Merkel, C.S.Sp.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Humaitá (Latin: Dioecesis Humaitanensis) is a diocese located in the city of Humaitá in the ecclesiastical province of Porto Velho in Brazil.

Ordinaries

• José Domitrovitsch, S.D.B. † (5 Aug 1961 Appointed - 27 Feb 1962 Died)
• Miguel d’Aversa, S.D.B. † (21 May 1962 Appointed - 6 Mar 1991 Retired)
• José Jovêncio Balestieri, S.D.B. (6 Mar 1991 Appointed - 29 Jul 1998 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina)
• Franz Josef Meinrad Merkel, C.S.Sp. (26 Jul 2000 Appointed - 12 Aug 2020 Retired)
• Antônio Fontinele de Melo (12 Aug 2020 Appointed - )

History

• 26 June 1961: Established as Territorial Prelature of Humaitá from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manaus and Territorial Prelature of Porto Velho
• 16 October 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Humaitá

Leadership, in reverse chronological order

• Bishops of Humaitá (Roman rite), below
  • Bishop Franz Josef Meinrad Merkel, C.S.Sp. (2000.07.26 – present)
  • Bishop José Jovêncio Balestieri, S.D.B. (1991.03.06 – 1998.07.29)
  • Bishop Miguel D’Aversa, S.D.B. (1979.10.16 – 1991.03.06)
• Prelates of Humaitá (Roman Rite), below
  • Bishop Miguel D’Aversa, S.D.B. (1962.05.21 – 1979.10.16)
  • Bishop José Domitrovitsch, S.D.B. (1961.08.05 – 1962.02.27)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy