Roman Catholic Diocese of Goiás

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Diocese of Goiasensis

Dioecesis Goiasensis
Location
Country Brazil
Ecclesiastical province Goiânia
Statistics
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Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
224,395
208,000 (92.7%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Established 6 December 1745 (278 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral Sant’Ana
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Eugène Lambert Adrian Rixen
Emeritus Bishops Tomás Balduino, O.P.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Goiás (Latin: Dioecesis Goiasensis) is a diocese located in the city of Goiás in the Ecclesiastical province of Goiânia in Brazil.

History

  • December 6, 1745: Established as Territorial Prelature of Goiás from the Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
  • July 15, 1826: Promoted as Diocese of Goiás
  • November 18, 1932: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goiás
  • March 26, 1956: Demoted as Diocese of Goiás

Leadership

References

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