Roman Catholic Diocese of Porto Nacional

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Porto Nacional (Latin: Dioecesis Portus Nationalis) is a diocese located in the city of Porto Nacional in the Ecclesiastical province of Palmas in Brazil.

Diocese of Porto Nacional

Dioecesis Portus Nationalis
Cathedral Nossa Senhora das Mercês
Location
CountryBrazil
Ecclesiastical provincePalmas
Statistics
Area96,488 km2 (37,254 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
319,861
276,000 (86.3%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Established20 December 1915 (105 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Nossa Senhora das Mercês
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopRomualdo Matias Kujawski
Metropolitan ArchbishopPedro Brito Guimarães
Bishops emeritusGeraldo Vieira Gusmão

History

  • December 20, 1915: Established as Diocese of Porto Nacional from the Diocese of Goiás

Bishops

  • Bishops of Porto Nacional (Roman rite)
    • Raymond Dominique Carrerot, O.P. † (30 July 1920 - 14 December 1933) Died
    • Alain Marie Hubert Antoine Jean Roland du Noday, O.P. † (21 March 1936 - 5 May 1976) Retired
    • Celso Pereira de Almeida, O.P. (5 May 1976 - 25 January 1995) Appointed, Bishop of Itumbiara
    • Geraldo Vieira Gusmão (23 December 1997 - 4 November 2009) Retired
    • Romualdo Matias Kujawski (4 November 2009 – present)

Coadjutor bishops

Auxiliary bishop

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • José Moreira da Silva, appointed Bishop of Januária, Minas Gerais in 2008

References


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