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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) 319,861 276,000 (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.

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History

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

    • Leadership

  • 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)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Porto Nacional Wikipedia
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