Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Velho

History

• 1 May 1925: Established as Territorial Prelature of Porto Velho from the Diocese of Amazonas and Diocese of São Luíz de Cáceres
• 16 October 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Porto Velho
• 4 October 1982: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Porto Velho

  Leadership

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

• Archbishops of Porto Velho, below
• * Roque Paloschi
• * Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Ist. del Prado, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão
• * Moacyr Grechi, O.S.M.
• * José Martins da Silva, S.D.N.
• Bishop of Porto Velho, below
• * João Batista Costa, S.D.B.
• Prelates of Porto Velho, below
• * João Batista Costa, S.D.B.
• * Pedro Massa, S.D.B.

  Coadjutor bishop

• Antônio Sarto, S.D.B., did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso

  Suffragan dioceses

• Diocese of Cruzeiro do Sul
• Diocese of Guajará-Mirim
• Diocese of Humaitá
• Diocese of Ji-Paraná
• Diocese of Rio Branco
• Territorial Prelature of Lábrea