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Roman Catholic Diocese of Goiás

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Pope
  
Francis

Phone
  
+55 62 3371-1206

Cathedral
  
Catedral Sant’Ana

Area
  
23,573 km²

Country
  
Brazil

Population- Total- Catholics
  
(as of 2006)224,395208,000 (92.7%)

Established
  
6 December 1745 (271 years ago)

Bishop
  
Eugène Lambert Adrian Rixen

Address
  
R. Joaquim Rodrigues, Goiás - GO, 76600-000, Brazil

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goiânia

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

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History

  • December 6, 1745: Established as Territorial Prelature of Goiás from the Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
  • July 15, 1826: Promoted as Diocese of Goiás
  • November 18, 1932: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goiás
  • March 26, 1956: Demoted as Diocese of Goiás

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Goiás (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Eugène Lambert Adrian Rixen (1998.12.02 – present)
  • Bishop Tomás Balduino, O.P. (1967.11.10 – 1998.12.02)
  • Bishop Abel Ribeiro Camelo (1960.05.14 – 1966.11.24)
  • Bishop Cândido Bento Maria Penso, O.P. (1957.01.17 – 1959.11.27)
  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Goiás (Roman Rite)
  • Archbishop Emanuel (Manoel) Gomes de Oliveira, S.D.B. (1932.11.18 – 1955.05.12)
  • Bishops of Goiás (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Emanuel (Manoel) Gomes de Oliveira, S.D.B. (later Archbishop) (1922.10.27 – 1932.11.18)
  • Bishop Prudencio Gomes da Silva (1907.11.17 – 1921.09.19)
  • Bishop Joaquim Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti (later Cardinal) (1891.06.26 – 1892.08.26)
  • Bishop Eduardo Duarte e Silva (later Archbishop) (1891.01.16 – 1907.11.06)
  • Bishop Cláudio José Gonçalves Ponce de Leon, C.M. (later Archbishop) (1881.05.13 – 1890.06.26)
  • Bishop Antônio Maria Corrêa de Sá e Benevides (1876.11.18 – 1877.06.25)
  • Bishop Joaquim Gonçalves de Azevedo (later Archbishop) (1865.09.25 – 1876.12.19)
  • Bishop Domingos Quirino de Souza (1860.05.04 – 1863.09.12)
  • Bishop Francisco Ferreira de Azevedo (1844.07.29 – 1854.08.12)
  • Bishop Francisco Ferreira de Azevedo (1819.05.29 – 1844.07.29)
  • Prelates of Goiás (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Antônio Rodrigues de Aguiar (1810.06.24 – 1818.10.03)
  • Bishop Vicente Alexandre de Tovar (1803.06.20 – 1808.10.08)
  • Bishop José Nicolau de Azevedo Coutinho Gentil (1788.03.07 – ?)
  • Bishop Vicente do Espirito Santo, O.A.D. (1782.12.17 – 1788.11.29)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Goiás Wikipedia
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