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Roman Catholic Diocese of Anápolis

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
14,227 km²

Country
  
Brazil

Pope
  
Francis

Phone
  
+55 62 3315-1345

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2004)465,212325,648 (70.0%)

Established
  
11 October 1966 (50 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral Senhor Bom Jesus

Bishop
  
João Casimiro Wilk, O.F.M. Conv.

Address
  
R. Rialma, 7 - Jardim Alexandrina, Anápolis - GO, 75095-140, Brazil

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goiânia

Similar
  
Paróquia São Sebastiã, Seminário Maior Diocesan, Comunid Católica Nova Alia, Paróquia São José Operário, Igreja em Anapolis

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Anápolis (Latin: Dioecesis Anapolitanus) is a diocese located in the city of Anápolis in the Ecclesiastical province of Goiânia in Brazil.

Contents

History

  • October 11, 1966: Established as Diocese of Anápolis from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goiânia

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Anápolis (Latin Rite)
  • Epaminondas José de Araújo (1966.10.27 – 1978.06.05)
  • Manuel Pestana Filho (1978.11.30 – 2004.06.09)
  • João Casimiro Wilk, O.F.M. Conv. (2004.06.09 – present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Anápolis Wikipedia
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