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 | |
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 Cathedral Nossa Senhora das Mercês | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Palmas |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 96,488 km2 (37,254 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 319,861 276,000 (86.3%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 20 December 1915 (104 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora das Mercês |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Romualdo Matias Kujawski |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Pedro Brito Guimarães |
| Bishops emeritus | Geraldo 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
- Celso Pereira de Almeida, O.P. (1975-1976)
- Romualdo Matias Kujawski (2008-2009)
Auxiliary bishop
- Celso Pereira de Almeida, O.P. (1972-1975), appointed Coadjutor here
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- José Moreira da Silva, appointed Bishop of Januária, Minas Gerais in 2008
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