Roman Catholic Diocese of Itumbiara
Catholic ecclesiastical territory
Diocese of Itumbiara Dioecesis Itumbiarensis | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Goiânia |
Statistics | |
Area | 21,871 km2 (8,444 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 283,383 221,038 (78.0%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 11 October 1966 (57 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Santa Rita de Cássia |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida, C.S.S. |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Itumbiara (Latin: Itumbiaren(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Itumbiara in the ecclesiastical province of Goiânia in Brazil.
Statistics
According to the Pontifical Yearbook 2020 the diocese had at the end of 2019 a total of 234 170 baptized faithful.
History
- October 11, 1966: Established as Diocese of Itumbiara from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goiânia.[1]
Leadership, in reverse chronological order
- Bishops of Itumbiara (Roman rite)
- Bishop Antônio Fernando Brochini, C.S.S. (2014.10.15 - 2003. 06. 25)[2]
- Bishop Antônio Lino da Silva Dinis (1999.02.24 – 2013.12.01)
- Bishop Celso Pereira de Almeida, O.P. (1995.01.25 – 1998.05.06)
- Bishop José Carlos Castanho de Almeida (1987.09.05 – 1994.03.23), appointed Bishop of Araçatuba, São Paulo
- Bishop José Belvino do Nascimento (1981.06.27 – 1987.02.06), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais
- Bishop José de Lima (1973.04.13 – 1981.06.07), appointed Bishop of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais
- Bishop José Francisco Versiani Velloso (1966.10.27 – 1972.05.17)
References
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website (Portuguese)
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