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Roman Catholic Diocese of Jataí

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Bishop
  
Nelio Domingos Zortea

Phone
  
+55 64 3631-1820

Pope
  
Francis

Area
  
62,978 km²

Country
  
Brazil

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2006) 543,000 441,000 (81.2%)

Established
  
26 March 1956 (60 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Catedral Divino Espírito Santo

Address
  
Praça Dom Germano, 660 - S Central, Jataí - GO, 75800-035, Brazil

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goiânia

Similar
  
Catedral Divino Espirito S, Rádio Difusora de Jataí, Paróquia Nossa Senhora, Paróquia São Judas Tadeu, Paróquia Divino Espírito S

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

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History

On 21 June 1929 Pope Pius XI established the Territorial Prelature of Jataí from the Diocese of Goiás. Pope Pius XII elevated the prelature to the Diocese of Jataí on 26 March 1956.

Ordinaries

Prelates of Jataí
  • Bishop Germán Vega Campón, O.S.A. (1941.04.19 – 1955.05.08)
    • Bishops of Jataí
  • Bishop Abel Ribeiro Camelo (1957.01.17 – 1960.05.14)
  • Bishop Benedito Domingos Vito Coscia, O.F.M. (1961.06.08 – 1999.02.24). Died 2008.04.30.
  • Bishop Miguel Pedro Mundo (1999.02.24 – 1999.05.19). Died in office.
  • Bishop Aloísio Hilário de Pinho, F.D.P. (1999.12.22 – 2009.12.16)
  • Bishop José Luis Majella Delgado, C.Ss.R. (2010.03.06 – 2014.05.28)
  • Bishop Nelio Domingos Zortea (2015 – )
    • Auxiliary bishops of Jatai
  • Bishop Miguel Pedro Mundo (1978.03.06 – 1999.02.24). Appointed Bishop of Jatai.

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Jataí Wikipedia
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