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Roman Catholic Diocese of Rondonópolis-Guiratinga

Diocese of Rondonópolis-Guiratinga

Dioecesis Rondonopolitanus-Guiratingensis

Diocese de Rondonópolis-Guiratinga
Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Rondonópolis in 2010
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provinceCuiabá
MetropolitanCuiabá
Statistics
Area89,666 km2 (34,620 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
444,800
340,000 (76.4%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established13 July 1940 (84 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Holy Cross in Rondonópolis
Co-cathedralCo-Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSede vacante
Metropolitan ArchbishopMílton Antônio dos Santos
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rondonópolis-Guiratinga (Latin: Dioecesis Rondonopolitanus--Guiratingensis) is a diocese located in the city of Rondonópolis in the ecclesiastical province of Cuiabá in Brazil.

History

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  • July 13, 1940: Established as Territorial Prelature of Chapada from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuiabá
  • November 25, 1961: Renamed as Territorial Prelature of Rondonópolis
  • February 15, 1986: Promoted as Diocese of Rondonópolis
  • June 25, 2014: Renamed as Diocese of Diocese of Rondonópolis-Guiratinga

Bishops

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Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

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  • Bishops of Rondonópolis (Roman rite)
  • Prelates of Rondonópolis (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop Osório Willibaldo Stoffel, O.F.M. (1970.11.27 – 1986.02.15)
    • Bishop Vunibaldo Godchard Talleur, O.F.M. (1961.11.25 – 1970)
  • Prelates of Chapada (Roman Rite)
    • Bishop Vunibaldo Godchard Talleur, O.F.M. (1947.12.20 – 1961.11.25)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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  • Giovane Pereira de Melo, appointed Bishop of Tocantinópolis, Tocantins in 2009

References

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