Roman Catholic Diocese of Uruaçu

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Diocese of Uruaçu
Dioecesis Uruassuensis
Statistics
Country: Brazil
Metropolitan: Brasília
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 43,000 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
350,000 (2004)
298,000 (85.1%)
Cathedral: Catedral Sant’Ana
Ordinaries
Bishop: Messias dos Reis Silveira

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Uruaçu {Latin: Uruassuen(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Uruaçu in the Ecclesiastical province of Brasília in Brazil.

[edit] History

[edit] 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)

[edit] Source

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