The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tocantinópolis (Latin: Dioecesis Tocantinopolitanus) is a diocese located in the city of Tocantinópolis in the ecclesiastical province of Palmas in Brazil.
Diocese of Tocantinópolis Dioecesis Tocantinopolitanus | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Metropolitan | Palmas |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 42,500 km2 (16,400 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 404,600 315,000 (77.9%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 20 December 1954 (70 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora da Consolação |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Giovane Pereira de Melo |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Pedro Brito Guimarães |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| diocesedetocantinopolis.org.br | |
History
edit- 20 December 1954: Established as Territorial Prelature of Tocantinópolis from the Diocese of Porto Nacional
- 30 October 1980: Promoted as Diocese of Tocantinópolis
- 31 January 2023: Lost territories to establish the Diocese of Araguaína
Bishops
edit- Prelates of Tocantinópolis (Roman Rite)
- Cornélio Chizzini, F.D.P. † (12 April 1962 - 30 October 1980) became bishop of the diocese
- Bishops of Tocantinópolis (Roman rite)
- Cornélio Chizzini, F.D.P. (30 October 1980 - 12 August 1981) Died
- Aloísio Hilário de Pinho, F.D.P. (9 November 1981 - 22 December 1999) Appointed, Bishop of Jataí
- Miguel Ângelo Freitas Ribeiro (17 January 2001 - 31 October 2007) Appointed, Bishop of Oliveira
- Giovane Pereira de Melo (4 March 2009 – present)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
edit- Wellington de Queiroz Vieira, appointed Prelate of Cristalândia, Goias in 2017
References
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