Roman Catholic Diocese of Porto Nacional

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Diocese of Porto Nacional
Dioecesis Portus Nationalis
Statistics
Country: Brazil
Metropolitan: Palmas
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 96,488 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
319,861 (2004)
276,000 (86.3%)
Cathedral: Catedral Nossa Senhora das Mercês
Ordinaries
Bishop: Geraldo Vieira Gusmão

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Porto Nacional {Latin: Portus Nationalis } is a diocese located in the city of Porto Nacional in the Ecclesiastical province of Palmas in Brazil.

[edit] History

  • December 20, 1915: Established as Diocese of Porto Nacional from the Diocese of Goiás

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Porto Nacional (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Geraldo Vieira Gusmão (1997.12.23 – present)
    • Bishop Celso Pereira de Almeida, O.P. (1976.05.05 – 1995.01.25)
    • Bishop Alain Marie Hubert Antoine Jean Roland du Noday, O.P. (1936.03.21 – 1976.05.05)
    • Bishop Raymond Dominique Carrerot, O.P. (1920.07.30 – 1933.12.14)

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