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Roman Catholic Diocese of Sinop

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Pope
  
Francis

Phone
  
+55 66 3531-3105

Bishop
  
Canísio Klaus

Cathedral
  
Catedral Santo Antônio

Area
  
191,000 km²

Country
  
Brazil

Roman Catholic Diocese of Sinop

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2014) 650,000 534,000 (82.2%)

Established
  
6 February 1982 (35 years ago)

Address
  
Av. dos Flamboyants, 1620 - Jd Botânico, Sinop - MT, 78550-000, Brazil

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuiabá

Similar
  
Paróquia Santo Antônio, Catedral Sagrado Coração, Igreja São Camilo, Paróquia São Cristóvão, Pastoral da Criança

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

Contents

History

  • February 6, 1982: Established as Diocese of Sinop from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Diamantina

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Sinop(Roman rite)
  • Bishop Canisio Klaus (2016.01.20 - Present)
  • Bishop Gentil Delázari (1995.03.22 – 2016.01.20)
  • Bishop Henrique Froehlich, S.J. (1982.03.25 – 1995.03.22)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Sinop Wikipedia
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