Latin Catholic territory in Brazil
The Diocese of Goiás (Latin: Dioecesis Goiasensis) is Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Goiás. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Goiânia in Brazil.[1][2]
History
- December 6, 1745: Established as Territorial Prelature of Goiás from the Diocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
- July 15, 1826: Promoted as Diocese of Goiás
- November 18, 1932: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Goiás
- March 26, 1956: Demoted as Diocese of Goiás
Bishops
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Bishops of Goiás (Roman rite), below
- Metropolitan Archbishops of Goiás (Roman Rite), below
- Bishops of Goiás (Roman Rite), below
- Prelates of Goiás (Roman Rite), below
Auxiliary bishop
- Abel Ribeiro Camelo (1947-1957), appointed Bishop of Jataí, Goias (later returned here as Archbishop)
See also
References
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