Roman Catholic Diocese of Rondonópolis-Guiratinga
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Diocese of Rondonópolis-Guiratinga Dioecesis Rondonopolitanus-Guiratingensis Diocese de Rondonópolis-Guiratinga | |
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![]() Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Rondonópolis in 2010 | |
Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Cuiabá |
Metropolitan | Cuiabá |
Statistics | |
Area | 89,666 km2 (34,620 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 444,800 340,000 (76.4%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 13 July 1940 (84 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Rondonópolis |
Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of St. John the Baptist |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Sede vacante |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Mílton Antônio dos Santos |
Map | |
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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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
[edit]- Bishops of Rondonópolis (Roman rite)
- Bishop Juventino Kestering (1997.11.19 – 2021.03.28)
- Bishop Osório Willibaldo Stoffel, O.F.M. (1986.02.15 – 1997.11.19)
- 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
[edit]- Giovane Pereira de Melo, appointed Bishop of Tocantinópolis, Tocantins in 2009
References
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