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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 Maurício da Silva Jardim (55)Bishop Maurício da Silva Jardim (55)
(2022.06.08 – ...)

Bishop of Rondonópolis–Guiratinga (Brazil)

Eis-me aqui, envia-me

Born:1969.02.09 (Sapucaia do Sul, RS, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1999.12.11
Consecrated Bishop:2022.08.19

Priest of Porto Alegre (Brazil) (1999.12.11 – 2022.06.08)

Bishop of Rondonópolis–Guiratinga (Brazil) (2022.06.08 – ...)

Bishop Juventino Kestering
(2014.06.25 – 2021.03.28)

Misit me evangelizare

Born:1946.05.19 (São Ludgero, SC, Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1973.07.14
Consecrated Bishop:1998.03.08
Died:2021.03.28 (Rondonópolis, MT, Brazil † 74)

Bishop of Rondonópolis (Brazil) (1997.11.19 – 2014.06.25)

Bishop of Rondonópolis–Guiratinga (Brazil) (2014.06.25 – 2021.03.28)

Bishops of Rondonópolis (Roman Rite)

Bishop Juventino Kestering
(1997.11.19 – 2014.06.25)

(see above)

Bishop Osório Willibaldo Stoffel, O.F.M.
(1986.02.15 – 1997.11.19)

Born:1921.07.07 (Brazil)
Ordained Priest:1948.07.26
Consecrated Bishop:1971.10.10
Died:2002.05.10 († 80)

Bishop-Prelate of Rondonópolis (Brazil) (1970.11.27 – 1986.02.15)

Titular Bishop of Ceramus (1971.08.06 – 1978.05.26)

Bishop of Rondonópolis (Brazil) (1986.02.15 – 1997.11.19)

Prelates of Rondonópolis (Roman Rite)

Bishop Osório Willibaldo Stoffel, O.F.M.
(1970.11.27 – 1986.02.15)

(see above)

Bishop Vunibaldo Godchard Talleur, O.F.M.
(1961.11.25 – 1970)

Born:1901.10.19 (Germany)
Ordained Priest:1927.04.24
Consecrated Bishop:1948.03.07
Died:1975.03.21 († 73)

Apostolic Administrator of Chapada (Brazil) (1941 – 1947.12.20)

Bishop-Prelate of Chapada (Brazil) (1947.12.20 – 1961.11.25)

Titular Bishop of Magydus (1947.12.20 – 1975.03.21)

Bishop-Prelate of Rondonópolis (Brazil) (1961.11.25 – 1970)

Prelates of Chapada (Roman Rite)

Bishop Vunibaldo Godchard Talleur, O.F.M.
(1947.12.20 – 1961.11.25)

(see above)

Fr. Vunibaldo Godchard Talleur, O.F.M. (later Bishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 1941 – 1947.12.20)

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