Roman Catholic Diocese of São Luíz de Cáceres

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Ecclesiastical province Cuiabá Rite Latin Rite Phone +55 65 3223-1788 Patron saint Louis IX of France		Metropolitan Cuiabá Area 135,260 km² Country Brazil

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2010)428,000334,000 (78%) Established 5 April 1910 (106 years ago) Cathedral Cathedral of St Louis IX of France in Cáceres Address R. Antônio Maria, 69 - Centro, Cáceres - MT, 78200-000, Brazil Similar Paróquia Nossa Senhora, Catedral São Luís de Cáceres, PREFEIT MUNICIP DE CÁCE, Praça Barão do Rio Branco, Rádio Difusora de Cáceres

The Roman Catholic Diocese of São Luíz de Cáceres (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Aloisii de Caceres) is a diocese located in the city of Cáceres in the Ecclesiastical province of Cuiabá in Brazil.

History

April 5, 1910: Established as Diocese of São Luíz de Cáceres from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuiabá

Leadership

Bishops of São Luíz de Cáceres(Roman rite)

Bishop Antônio Emidio Vilar, S.D.B. (2008.07.23 - present)

Bishop José Vieira de Lima, T.O.R. (1998.11.11 – 2008.07.23)

Bishop Paulo Antônio de Conto (1991.07.24 – 1998.05.27)

Bishop Máximo André Biennès, T.O.R. (1967.11.03 – 1991.07.24)

Fr. Máximo André Biennès, T.O.R. (later Bishop) (Apostolic Administrator 1955 – 1967.11.03)

Bishop Pedro Luis Maria Galibert, T.O.R. (1915.03.13 – 1954.04.27)

Bishop Modesto Augusto Vieira (1911.05.12 – 1914.01.12)

References

Roman Catholic Diocese of São Luíz de Cáceres Wikipedia

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