Roman Catholic Diocese of Rondonópolis-Guiratinga
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rondonópolis-Guiratinga (Latin: Dioecesis Rondonopolitanus--Guiratingensis) is a diocese located in the city of Rondonópolis in the Ecclesiastical province of Cuiabá in Brazil.
Diocese of Rondonópolis-Guiratinga Dioecesis Rondonopolitanus-Guiratingensis Diocese de Rondonópolis-Guiratinga | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cuiabá |
| Metropolitan | Cuiabá |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 89,666 km2 (34,620 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 444,800 340,000 (76.4%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 13 July 1940 (80 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Rondonópolis |
| Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of St. John the Baptist |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Juventino Kestering |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mílton Antônio dos Santos |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
History
- July 13, 1940: Established as Territorial Prelature of Chapada from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuiabá
- November 25, 1961: Renamed as Territorial Prelature of Rondonópolis
- February 15, 1986: Promoted as Diocese of Rondonópolis
- June 25, 2014: Renamed as Diocese of Diocese of Rondonópolis-Guiratinga
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Bishops of Rondonópolis (Roman rite)
- Bishop Juventino Kestering (1997.11.19 – present)
- Bishop Osório Willibaldo Stoffel, O.F.M. (1986.02.15 – 1997.11.19)
- Prelates of Rondonópolis (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Osório Willibaldo Stoffel, O.F.M. (1970.11.27 – 1986.02.15)
- Bishop Vunibaldo Godchard Talleur, O.F.M. (1961.11.25 – 1970)
- Prelates of Chapada (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Vunibaldo Godchard Talleur, O.F.M. (1947.12.20 – 1961.11.25)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Giovane Pereira de Melo, appointed Bishop of Tocantinópolis, Tocantins in 2009
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