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Roman Catholic Diocese of Rondonópolis Guiratinga

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Metropolitan
  
Cuiabá

Area
  
89,666 km²

Country
  
Brazil

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Phone
  
+55 66 3426-7606

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2010) 444,800 340,000 (76.4%)

Established
  
13 July 1940 (76 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Rondonópolis

Co-cathedral
  
Co-Cathedral of St. John the Baptist

Address
  
R. Papa João XXIII, 84 - Santa Cruz, Rondonópolis - MT, 78710-700, Brazil

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuiabá

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rondonópolis-Guiratinga (Latin: Dioecesis Rondonopolitanus--Guiratingensis) is a diocese located in the city of Rondonópolis in the Ecclesiastical province of Cuiabá in Brazil.

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History

  • July 13, 1940: Established as Territorial Prelature of Chapada from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuiabá
  • November 25, 1961: Renamed as Territorial Prelature of Rondonópolis
  • February 15, 1986: Promoted as Diocese of Rondonópolis
  • June 25, 2014: Renamed as Diocese of Diocese of Rondonópolis-Guiratinga

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Rondonópolis (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Juventino Kestering (1997.11.19 – present)
  • Bishop Osório Willibaldo Stoffel, O.F.M. (1986.02.15 – 1997.11.19)
  • Prelates of Rondonópolis (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Osório Willibaldo Stoffel, O.F.M. (1970.11.27 – 1986.02.15)
  • Bishop Vunibaldo Godchard Talleur, O.F.M. (1961.11.25 – 1970)
  • Prelates of Chapada (Roman Rite)
  • Bishop Vunibaldo Godchard Talleur, O.F.M. (1947.12.20 – 1961.11.25)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Rondonópolis-Guiratinga Wikipedia
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