Diocese of Rondonópolis–Guiratinga, Brazil 🇧🇷
Celebrations
History
- 1940.07.13: Established as Territorial Prelature of Chapada / Chapaden(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuiabá, Diocese of Corumbá and Territorial Prelature of Registro do Araguaia and became suffragan of Cuiabá)
- 1961.11.25: Renamed as Territorial Prelature of Rondonópolis / Rondonopolitan(us) (Latin)
- 1986.02.15: Promoted as Diocese of Rondonópolis / Rondonopolitan(us) (Latin)
- 1997.12.23: Lost territory to establish Territorial Prelature of Paranatinga
- 2014.06.25: Renamed as Diocese of Rondonópolis–Guiratinga / Rondonopolitan(us)–Guiratingen(sis) (Latin) (gained territory from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuiabá, gained territory from the suppressed Diocese of Guiratinga and lost territory to Diocese of Primavera do Leste–Paranatinga)
Present Prelates
Ordinaries
Bishops of Rondonópolis–Guiratinga (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop of Rondonópolis–Guiratinga (Brazil)
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Bishop Juventino Kestering
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Bishops of Rondonópolis (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Juventino Kestering (see above) | ||||||||||
Bishop Osório Willibaldo Stoffel, O.F.M.
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Prelates of Rondonópolis (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Osório Willibaldo Stoffel, O.F.M. (see above) | ||||||||||
Bishop Vunibaldo Godchard Talleur, O.F.M.
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Prelates of Chapada (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Vunibaldo Godchard Talleur, O.F.M. (see above) | ||||||||||
Fr. Vunibaldo Godchard Talleur, O.F.M. (later Bishop) |
Statistics (2022.12.31)
Area: 53,405 km²
Population: 202,885 Catholics (51.8% of 392,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 22 parishes
Personnel: 38 priests (27 diocesan, 11 religious), 67 religious (19 brothers, 48 sisters), 11 seminarians