Roman Catholic Diocese of Alto Solimões

{{Infobox diocese

|jurisdiction = Diocese

|name = Alto Solimões

|latin = Dioecesis Solimões Superioris

|image =

|caption =

|country = {{flag|Brazil}}

|province = Manaus

|rite = Roman Rite

|established = 23 May 1910 ({{age|1910|5|23}} years ago)

|cathedral = Catedral Santos Anjos da Guarda,
Tabatinga

|cocathedral = Co-Catedral São Paulo Apóstolo,
São Paulo de Olivença

|area_km2 = 130,240

|population = 169,000

|population_as_of = 2004

|catholics = 98,000

|catholics_percent= 58.0

|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}

|metro_archbishop = Sérgio Eduardo Castriani

|bishop = Adolfo Zon Pereira

|coadjutor =

|auxiliary_bishops=

|emeritus_bishops =

|map = Amazonas Micro AltoSolimoes.svg

|website =

|headquarters=|denomination=|sui_iuris_church=Latin Church}}

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alto Solimões ({{langx|la|Dioecesis Solimões Superioris}}) is a diocese located in the city of Tabatinga in the ecclesiastical province of Manaus in Brazil.

History

May 23, 1910: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Alto Solimões from the Diocese of Amazonas
August 11, 1950: Promoted as Territorial Prelature of Alto Solimões
August 14, 1991: Promoted as Diocese of Alto Solimões

Bishops

Prefects apostolic of Alto Solimões (Latin Church)
Evangelista Galea (6 Sep 1910 – 1938)
Tomaz M. de Marcellano (1938 – 1945)
Venceslao da Spoleto (8 Nov 1946 – 1950)
Wesceslau Nazareno Ponte de Spoleto (Apostolic Administrator 4 Sep 1950 – 1952)
Prelates of Alto Solimões (Latin Church)
Wesceslau Nazareno Ponte de Spoleto (1952 – 1952)
Cesário Alexandre Minali (1 Mar 1955 – 9 Apr 1958), appointed Prelate of Carolina, Maranhão
Adalberto Domingos Marzi (Apostolic administrator 8 Apr 1959 – 4 Feb 1961)
Adalberto Domingos Marzi (4 Feb 1961 – 12 Sep 1990)
Bishops of Alto Solimões (Latin Church)
Evangelista Alcimar Caldas Magalhães (12 Sep 1990 – 20 May 2015)
Adolfo Zon Pereira, S.X. (20 May 2015 – present)

=Coadjutor bishop=

Adolfo Zon Pereira, S.X. (2014-2015)

References

[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dalso.html Catholic Hierarchy.org: Roman Catholic Diocese of Alto Solimões]

Alto Solimoes

Category:Amazonas (Brazilian state)

Category:Tres Fronteras

Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Manaus

Category:1910 establishments in Brazil

Category:Christian organizations established in 1910

Alto Solimoes