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Roman Catholic Diocese of Juína

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Metropolitan
  
Cuiabá

Pope
  
Francis

Phone
  
+55 66 3566-2928

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Area
  
129,078 km²

Country
  
Brazil

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2006) 140,000 126,593 (90.4%)

Established
  
23 December 1997 (19 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Juína

Address
  
R. das Palmeiras, 83 - Módulo III, Juína - MT, 78320-000, Brazil

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuiabá

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Juína (Latin: Dioecesis Iuinensis) is a diocese located in the city of Juína in the Ecclesiastical province of Cuiabá in Brazil.

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History

  • December 23, 1997: Established as Diocese of Juína from the Diocese of Diamantino and Diocese of Ji-Paraná

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Juína (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Mílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B. (Apostolic Administrator 2007.08 – present)
  • Bishop Franco Dalla Valle, S.D.B. (1997.12.23 – 2007.08.02)
  • Bishop Neri José Tondello (2009.02.15 - present)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Juína Wikipedia
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