Roman Catholic Diocese of Zé Doca

Diocese of Zé Doca

Dioecesis Zedocanus
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provinceSão Luís do Maranhão
Statistics
Area40,000 km2 (15,000 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2004)
  • 284,932
  • 260,000 (91.2%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established16 October 1961 (63 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Santo Antônio de Pádua
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopJoão Kot, O.M.I.
Metropolitan ArchbishopJosé Belisário da Silva, O.F.M.
Bishops emeritusCarlo Ellena

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zé Doca (Latin: Dioecesis Zedocanus) is a diocese located in the city of Zé Doca in the ecclesiastical province of São Luís do Maranhão in Brazil. Until 1991, it was known as the Diocese of Cândido Mendes.