Roman Catholic Diocese of Colatina
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Colatina is a diocese
located in the city of Colatina
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Vitória
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 Colatina
Colatina
-Geography:Colatina is the second largest city in the north of Espírito Santo, Brazil, 127 km north of the capital Vitória and on the trainline from Vitória to Minas Gerais. It lies on the banks of the Doce river, through which as much as 700 cubic meters of water per second may flow...
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 Vitória
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória is an archdiocese located in the city of Vitória in Brazil.-History:* November 15, 1895: Established as Diocese of Espírito Santo from the Diocese of Niterói...
in Brazil.
History
- April 23, 1990: Established as Diocese of Colatina from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Vitória
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 Colatina (Roman rite)- Bishop Décio Zandonade, S.D.B. (2003.05.14 – present)
- Bishop Geraldo Lyrio Rocha (later Archbishop) (1990.04.23 – 2002.01.16)