Roman Catholic Diocese of Porto Nacional

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Rite Latin Rite Area 96,488 km²		Pope Francis Country Brazil
Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)319,861276,000 (86.3%) Established 20 December 1915 (101 years ago) Cathedral Catedral Nossa Senhora das Mercês Bishop Romualdo Matias Kujawski Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palmas

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Porto Nacional (Latin: Dioecesis Portus Nationalis) is a diocese located in the city of Porto Nacional in the Ecclesiastical province of Palmas in Brazil.

History

December 20, 1915: Established as Diocese of Porto Nacional from the Diocese of Goiás

Bishops of Porto Nacional (Roman rite)

Raymond Dominique Carrerot, O.P. † (30 July 1920 - 14 December 1933) Died

Alain Marie Hubert Antoine Jean Roland du Noday, O.P. † (21 March 1936 - 5 May 1976) Retired

Celso Pereira de Almeida, O.P. (5 May 1976 - 25 January 1995) Appointed, Bishop of Itumbiara

Geraldo Vieira Gusmão (23 December 1997 - 4 November 2009) Retired

Romualdo Matias Kujawski (4 November 2009 - present)

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