Roman Catholic Diocese of Tocantinópolis

Diocese of Tocantinópolis
Diocese of Tocantinópolis ; Dioecesis Tocantinopolitanus
Location
Country	Brazil
Metropolitan	Palmas
Statistics
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Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2004); 404,600; 315,000 (77.9%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	20 December 1954 (69 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nossa Senhora da Consolação
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Giovane Pereira de Melo
Website
	diocesedetocantinopolis.org.br

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tocantinópolis (Latin: Dioecesis Tocantinopolitanus) is a diocese located in the city of Tocantinópolis in the Ecclesiastical province of Palmas in Brazil.

History

20 December 1954: Established as Territorial Prelature of Tocantinópolis from the Diocese of Porto Nacional
30 October 1980: Promoted as Diocese of Tocantinópolis

Prelates of Tocantinópolis (Roman Rite)
- Cornélio Chizzini, F.D.P. † (12 April 1962 - 30 October 1980) became bishop of the diocese
Bishops of Tocantinópolis (Roman rite)
- Cornélio Chizzini, F.D.P. (30 October 1980 - 12 August 1981) Died
- Aloísio Hilário de Pinho, F.D.P. (9 November 1981 - 22 December 1999) Appointed, Bishop of Jataí
- Miguel Ângelo Freitas Ribeiro (17 January 2001 - 31 October 2007) Appointed, Bishop of Oliveira
- Giovane Pereira de Melo (4 March 2009 - present)

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