The Roman Catholic Diocese of Humaitá () 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)
References GCatholic.org Catholic Hierarchy