Roman Catholic Diocese of Itumbiara
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Diocese of Itumbiara
Dioecesis Itumbiarensis
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Location | |
Country | Brazil |
Ecclesiastical province | Goiânia |
Statistics | |
Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
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 | Sede vacante |
Emeritus Bishops | Celso Pereira de Almeida, O.P. |
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.
History
- October 11, 1966: Established as Diocese of Itumbiara from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goiânia
Leadership
- Bishops of Itumbiara (Roman rite)
- Bishop Antônio Lino da Silva Dinis (1999.02.24 – 2013.12.1)
- 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)
- Bishop José Belvino do Nascimento (1981.06.27 – 1987.02.06)
- Bishop José de Lima (1973.04.13 – 1981.06.07)
- Bishop José Francisco Versiani Velloso (1966.10.27 – 1972.05.17)
References
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- Religious organizations established in 1966
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Goiânia
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