Roman Catholic Diocese of Humaitá

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Humaitá (Dioecesis Humaitanensis) is a diocese located in the city of Humaitá in the ecclesiastical province of Porto Velho in Brazil.

Ordinaries

 * José Domitrovitsch, S.D.B. † (5 Aug 1961 Appointed - 27 Feb 1962 Died)
 * Miguel d’Aversa, S.D.B. † (21 May 1962 Appointed - 6 Mar 1991 Retired)
 * José Jovêncio Balestieri, S.D.B. (6 Mar 1991 Appointed - 29 Jul 1998 Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina)
 * Franz Josef Meinrad Merkel, C.S.Sp. (26 Jul 2000 Appointed - 12 Aug 2020 Retired)
 * Antônio Fontinele de Melo (12 Aug 2020 Appointed - )

History

 * 26 June 1961: Established as Territorial Prelature of Humaitá from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Manaus and Territorial Prelature of Porto Velho
 * 16 October 1979: Promoted as Diocese of Humaitá

Leadership, in reverse chronological order

 * Bishops of Humaitá (Roman rite), below
 * Bishop Franz Josef Meinrad Merkel, C.S.Sp. (2000.07.26 – present)
 * Bishop José Jovêncio Balestieri, S.D.B. (1991.03.06 – 1998.07.29)
 * Bishop Miguel D’Aversa, S.D.B. (1979.10.16 – 1991.03.06)
 * Prelates of Humaitá (Roman Rite), below
 * Bishop Miguel D’Aversa, S.D.B. (1962.05.21 – 1979.10.16)
 * Bishop José Domitrovitsch, S.D.B. (1961.08.05 – 1962.02.27)