Catholic ecclesiastical territory
Diocese of Leste–Paranatinga
Diocesis Primavera non Leste-Paranatinguensis
Diocese de Primavera do Leste-Paranatinga |
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| Country | Brazil |
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| Ecclesiastical province | Cuiabá |
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| Metropolitan | Cuiabá |
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| Area | 98,056 km2 (37,860 sq mi) |
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Population
- Total
- Catholics | (as of 2014)
170,000
127,500 (75%) |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
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| Established | 25 June 2014 (10 years ago) |
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| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier in Paranatinga |
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| Pope | Francis |
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| Bishop | vacant |
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| Metropolitan Archbishop | Mílton Antônio dos Santos |
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| Bishops emeritus | Derek Byrne |
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The Diocese of Primavera do Leste–Paranatinga (Latin: Diocesis Primavera non Leste-Paranatinguensis) is a Latin suffragan Roman Catholic Diocese in the state of Mato Grosso, in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archbishop of Cuiabá in Brazil.
Its Cathedral episcopal see is the Catedral São Cristóvão, in Primavera do Leste. It also has a Co-Cathedral Co-Catedral São Francisco Xavier, in Paranatinga.
History
Leadership
- Territorial Prelates of Paranatinga
- Vital Chitolina, Dehonians, S.C.I. (23 December 1997 - 28 December 2011), later Bishop of Diamantino (Brazil) (2011.12.28 – ...)
- Bishops of Primavera do Leste–Paranatinga
References
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