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Roman Catholic Diocese of Uruaçu

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Emeritus Bishops
  
José da Silva Chaves

Phone
  
+55 62 3357-1230

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Sérgio da Rocha

Pope
  
Francis

Area
  
43,000 km²

Country
  
Brazil

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2010) 376,000 319,000 (84.8%)

Established
  
26 March 1956 (60 years ago)

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of St Anne in Uruaçu

Address
  
Rua Leopoldo Bulhões, 25 - Vila Santana, Uruaçu - GO, 76400-000, Brazil

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brasília

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Uruaçu (Latin: Dioecesis Uruassuensis) is a diocese located in the city of Uruaçu in the Ecclesiastical province of Brasília in Brazil.

Contents

History

  • 1956.03.26: Established as Diocese of Uruaçu from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goiás

    • Leadership

  • Bishops of Uruaçu (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Messias dos Reis Silveira (2007.01.03 – present)
  • Bishop José da Silva Chaves (1976.05.14 – 2007.01.03)
  • Bishop Francisco Prada Carrera, C.M.F. (1957.01.17 – 1976.02.25)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Uruaçu Wikipedia
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