Roman Catholic Diocese of Borba

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Borba (Latin: Dioecesis Borbensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese located in the city of Borba, Amazonas, in the ecclesiastical province of Manaus in Brazil.

Diocese of Borba Dioecesis Borbensis
Prelatial Cathedral Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua
Location
Country	Brazil
Ecclesiastical province	Manaus
Statistics
Area	170,000 km2 (66,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 190,000 155,000 (81.6%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	13 July 1963 (61 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Prelatícia Basílica Santo Antônio de Pádua
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Zenildo Luiz Pereira da Silva, C.Ss.R.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Sérgio Eduardo Castriani, C.S.Sp.
Bishops emeritus	Elói Róggia, S.A.C.

History

• 13 July 1963: Established as Territorial Prelature of Borba from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manaus and Territorial Prelature of Parintins
• 18 November 2022: Promoted as Diocese of Borba

Bishops

• Prelates of Borba (Latin Rite)
  • Adriano Jaime Miriam Veigle, T.O.R. (1964.06.18 – 1988.07.06)
  • José Afonso Ribeiro, T.O.R. (1988.07.06 – 2006.05.03)
  • Elói Róggia, S.A.C. (2006.05.03 – 2017.09.20)
  • Zenildo Luiz Pereira da Silva, C.Ss.R. (2017.09.20 - 2022.11.18)
• Diocesan Bishops
  • Zenildo Luiz Pereira da Silva, C.Ss.R. (since 2022.11.18)

Coadjutor bishop

• Zenildo Luiz Pereira da Silva, C.Ss.R. (2016-2017)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy