Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo
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The Eparchy of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo is a diocese
located in the city of São Paulo
in the Ecclesiastical province
of São Paulo
in Brazil.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of São Paulo
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Paulo
The Archdiocese of São Paulo is a major see in the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil. The Diocese of São Paulo was erected by Pope Benedict XIV on 6 December 1745. It became an Archdiocese on 7 June 1908...
in Brazil.
Leadership
- BishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Greek-Melkite Rite)- Archbishop Fares Maakaroun (December 18, 1999 – present)
- Bishop Pierre Mouallem, M.S.P. (later Archbishop) (April 20, 1990 – July 29, 1998)
- Bishop Spiridon MattarSpiridon MattarSpiridon Mattar is an Lebanese Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.Mattar was born in Beirut, Lebanon and was ordained a priest on July 20, 1946. Mattar was appointed bishop of the Eparchy of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo on June 22, 1978 and ordained bishop on July 20, 1978...
(June 22, 1978 – April 20, 1990) - Bishop Elias Coueter (November 29, 1971 – June 22, 1978)